Why do we say English are Anglo-Saxons?

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Didnt the Normans do to Anglo Saxons what Anglo-Saxons did to Romans? why do we consider English Anglo-Saxons but not Romans? Both got invasions that ended their rules

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Because Romans left before Anglo-Saxons came to England. Or to be precise, Anglo-Saxons settled England once Romans left. When Normans conquered England in 1066, they didnt push the Anglo-Saxons out or replace them. They just became the ruling class.

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