East Anglia, Wessex, Sussex, Essex are all Anglo-Saxon names. Wessex literally means land of the West Saxons, Essex (East), Sussex (South) follow similar naming conventions.
The name “English” is derived from the name “Angles”.
Native Britons wouldn’t have names these kingdoms what they named them just because it was en vogue. It’s because they were invaded and gradually conquered through war or cultural domination. These places were known by different names before the Anglo-Saxons arrived.
So whether they all came at once, or in waves, or conquered or peacefully settled and intermingled with the locals (doubtful since there is plenty of evidence the Britons fought the Anglo-Saxons, and the legendary Arthur may have been a Britonic warlord who fought Anglo-Saxons), there was definitely an “invasion” of sorts, probably a centuries long migration.
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Reply to Where did the English language REALLY come from? by MagicRaptor
East Anglia, Wessex, Sussex, Essex are all Anglo-Saxon names. Wessex literally means land of the West Saxons, Essex (East), Sussex (South) follow similar naming conventions.
The name “English” is derived from the name “Angles”.
Native Britons wouldn’t have names these kingdoms what they named them just because it was en vogue. It’s because they were invaded and gradually conquered through war or cultural domination. These places were known by different names before the Anglo-Saxons arrived.
So whether they all came at once, or in waves, or conquered or peacefully settled and intermingled with the locals (doubtful since there is plenty of evidence the Britons fought the Anglo-Saxons, and the legendary Arthur may have been a Britonic warlord who fought Anglo-Saxons), there was definitely an “invasion” of sorts, probably a centuries long migration.