- a person of Anglo-Saxon (especially British) descent whose native tongue is English and whose culture is strongly influenced by English culture as in WASP for `White Anglo-Saxon Protestant' ...

they paid money to the dead person's relatives. The idea was to stop long fights or 'blood feuds' between families by making them pay money instead. Anglo-Saxon history tells of many Viking raids.

The helmet was speculated to reflect the power of an Anglo-Saxon king, despite its rusted ... indicated that it was the grave of an important person, as suggested by the archaeologists and the ...