Saxons

Saxons

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S2 E2: Wielding the mighty battle-axe and the deadly long knife known as the sax--from whence they derive their name--this Germanic tribe was considered especially warlike and ferocious. The island of Britain was ripe for conquest, and the opportunistic Saxons took full advantage. Watch them ravage the British coast, destroy Roman defenses and plunder monasteries in an orgy of pagan worship, then turn to confront their barbarian brothers in a bloody battle for power and land.