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Saxony is in Germany. The Vikings come from Scandinavia.

Answer While Saxony is in Germany, the "saxons" who invaded Britain were a mixed bunch and included Angles (whence England) and Jutes, as well as others who came from the Frisian islands, what is now Holland, and parts of Denmark.

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