I believe they spoke Anglo-Saxon, also known as Old English. It was a Germanic language which evolved into Middle English and then to the modern form of English we know today. If you would like to read an example of it then check out The Wanderer, which was an epic Anglo-Saxon poem:
Oft him anhagaOften the solitary oneare gebideð,finds grace for himselfmetudes miltse,the mercy of the Lord,þeah þe he modcearigAlthough he, sorry-hearted,geond lagulademust for a long timelonge sceoldemove by hand [in context = row]
hreran mid hondumalong the waterways,hrimcealde sæ(along) the ice-cold sea,wadan wræclastas.tread the paths of exile.Wyrd bið ful aræd!
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Anglo-Saxon. He wrote the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle.
Alfred the Great.
The Norman invasion of England in 1066
the Norman invasion of England in 1066
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old English or Anglo-saxon
No, King Arthur is not believed to have been an Anglo-Saxon. He is a legendary figure from Celtic mythology and is associated with the Britons, who were a Celtic people. The Anglo-Saxons arrived in Britain centuries after the time when King Arthur is said to have lived.
Anglo-Saxon
old English or Anglo-saxon
Joseph Bosworth has written: 'An Anglo-Saxon dictionary' -- subject(s): Anglo-Saxon, Anglo-Saxon language, Dictionaries, English, English language 'A compendious Anglo-Saxon and English dictionary'
Vernacular was the language of the Anglo- Saxons.
Anglo Saxon,
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Anglo-Saxon. has written: 'The duty of a freeman, addressed to the electors of Great Britain'
The Anglo-Saxons thought that an invasion from the sea was impossible because the sea around Britain is very rough. There had not been an invasion from the sea since the Anglo-Saxon one, and the Anglo-Saxons had probably forgot that altogether, meaning they thought the sea couldn't be crossed.