Seaxe = Saxon

["Iain" <iain.laird@btinternet.com>]

On looking further, the name Saxon would seems to derive from their short
sword or knife, the "seaxe" rather than their formidable axes - see
http://projects.ghostwheel.com/dictionary?define=Saxon ,
http://machaut.uchicago.edu/cgi-bin/WEBSTER.sh?WORD=Saxon  ,
http://www.danetre.uklinux.net/BDW/ and
http://www.oghgulquest.com/quest/timeline.htm

Yours aye

Iain

www.iain-laird.co.uk


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