A treaty of peace between the Saxons and the British in the 5th Century. Following the end of the Roman presence in England, the Saxons came to fight, others peacefully, to find land to farm. The Anglo-Saxons knew Britain was a rich land; their own lands often flooded, making it difficult to grow enough food. The British fought them off but the war between Britons and Saxons seems to have ended in some sort of compromise

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Location: England, UK
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