Tag: Saxons

  • Anglo-Saxons did not exist Cambridge University

    Anglo-Saxons did not exist Cambridge University

    Studying the direct predecessors of modern English is not ?anti-racist? enough for the university, the Telegraph reported Cambridge University is teaching students that the Anglo-Saxons never existed as a distinct ethnic group, in a bid to “debunk… the myths” of English nationalism, the Telegraph reported on Saturday. Liberal academics have long rejected the term for…

  • Curious children: who was the first to speak English?

    Curious children: who was the first to speak English?

    Who was the first to speak English? – Grace, aged eight, Belfast, Northern Ireland The first English speaker didn’t sound like you or me. This is because language changes all the time. You have probably noticed that your grandparents’ language is different from yours. You can imagine how much different English was when it was…