Adventus Saxonum

Adventus Saxonum proper noun: the arrival en masse of Germanic settlers or invaders in Britain in the 5th–6th centuries CE.

Proper noun

the Adventus Saxonum

(historical) The arrival en masse of Germanic settlers or invaders in Britain in the 5th–6th centuries CE.
- If the ‘Adventus Saxonum’ is placed within ten years of the middle of the fifth century, it can hardly be far wrong; […]1936, R. G. Collingwood, J. N. L. Myres, Roman Britain and the English Settlements, →ISBN, page 356
- Anglo-Saxon demography and the adventus Saxonum begin with the fifth century.1996, Michael E. Jones, The End of Roman Britain, →ISBN, page 36

The non-survival of Celtic place-names from the period before the Adventus Saxonum presents a perennial problem for students of Anglo-Saxon England.2004, Carole Hough, “The (Non?)-Survival of Romano-British Toponymy”, in Neuphilologische Mitteilungen, volume 105, number 1, →JSTOR, page...
The history of the Adventus Saxonum is a fascinating one.2022 October 5, Joanna Story, “Revisiting the Adventus Saxonum, again: exploring the implications of new evidence”, in The Past:

Borrowed from Latin adventus Saxōnum (“arrival of the Saxons”).

What does Adventus Saxonum mean?: Adventus Saxonum means the arrival en masse of Germanic settlers or invaders in Britain in the 5th–6th centuries CE.
How do you use Adventus Saxonum in a sentence?: The non-survival of Celtic place-names from the period before the Adventus Saxonum presents a perennial problem for students of Anglo-Saxon England.
What part of speech is Adventus Saxonum?: Adventus Saxonum is a proper noun.

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