The mysterious origins of the Saxons before they had merged with the Angles and various other tribes to then become Anglo-Saxons is somewhat of a mystery. A mysterious connection I have found is in ancient Central Asia related to a Scythian tribe called the Sacae or Saka and also another long lost tribe known in ancient times by the Chinese as the Wusun or Usun.
These two tribes would later merge to then be called the Sacae-Sun or Sako-Usuni, and more commonly known to us today as the “Saxons.” These same Saxons we find several centuries later when they would later be found in Britain, Ireland and Scotland with many more tribes such as the Angles and Picts. These tribes the Saxons would later merge into one tribe that we know as the “Anglo-Saxons.”
It was during the the 7th century B.C. in ancient Central Asia in approximately what is now modern day Turkestan and China, that here were various ancient peoples who had lived in this region that were certainly not the original inhabitants. There are various historical accounts of foreign tribes that tell us the names of the people who occupied this region. In Chinese literature you will find such names for these tribes as the Wusun (Usun), Jiankuns, Yuechis (Yuezhi or Yue-Tchi), and Se.
Wusun Merge With The Saka to Become the Saxons
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