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Originally Posted by TarJak
There is still a lot of speculation over whether there ever really was a Saxon "Invasion" largely because of the lack of evidence of widespread fighting during that period. Sure there are battle sites that have been found but certainly nothing that would indicate a widespread invasion.
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I always understood that it was not an invasion as such, but part of a western migration over centuries. What is clear is that the original celtic inhabitants gradually got pushed farther and farther west into Wales and Cornwall.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Migration_Period
of course, what is interesting is what role the Huns played in all this. Some have theorized that the western movement by the Huns triggered the Great Migration, but that seems too neat an explanation for me.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Huns