Roots of the Saxons // History Documentary

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The English have roots in Northern Germany. But what was life like for the Saxons in the old country? Why did they want to go to Britain? And what was the relationship of the Old Saxons to the Roman Empire? Find out in this travel documentary in which I visit Lower Saxony and interview a local archaeologist on these important matters. This channel depends on your support: Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/survivethejive All Links: https://linktr.ee/SurvivetheJive Learn to be Heathen: https://startingheathenry.thinkific.com Special thanks to Daneil Nösler and the camera assistants Art: CGI Odin by Skellyboi Kivik CGI by Robert Molyneaux Hengist and Horsa and Sutton Hoo funeral by Graman Wading through Hell by Jack Jones Historical reconstruction art and photography by Samson Goetze, Joan Oliveras, Jonas Radtke Nordic Bronze age map by Maptism Migration map animation by 1st Aquarian Music in order: Kulturgeist - nevermore a slave The Whole Other - Ether oar Freond - Ancient Rock Formations 11 Eastern - Churches Freond - Saxon Freond - Let’s go back to the forest Faunus Amadeus Loki - The Emerald Isle White Hex - The Void Khan Kurra - Little Dragon Freond - Long Dead Warriors 97 Sound Signal - Markagunt Plateau Bark sound productions - Vlv Halindir - Comfy XXV Sources: -Hesse, Stefan. (2009). Grenzen in Archäologie und Geschichte. -Hauck. K., Die Goldbrakteaten der Völkerwanderungszeit (1985) -Skre, Dagfinn. (2024). The Northern Routes to Kingship: A History of Scandinavia AD 180–550 -Taayke, E. (2024) “Meanwhile, in the North...Handmade Pottery beyond the Roman Frontier,” ROMAN POTTERY IN THE LOW COUNTRIES -Holst and Nielsen (2020) ‘Excavating Nydam: Archaeology, Palaeoecology and Preservation. The National Museum [of Denmark]’s Research Project, Royal Society of Northern Antiquaries and University Press of Southern Denmark -McLaughlin, R. (2025) ‘Germania: the Ancient Germans in Greek and Roman Sources: Geography, Society, Warfare, Religion, and Customs’ -McColl, Hugh et al (2024). Steppe Ancestry in Western Eurasia and the Spread of the Germanic Languages. 10.1101/2024.03.13.584607. 00:00 Introduction 06:35 Issendorf burial ground 23:34 Bronze age barrows in the forest 25:36 Anderlingen barrow and cist 32:39 Saxon archaeological finds 39:43 Roman Iron Age fort 48:26 Migration Era fort 54:28 Conclusion