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Old Saxon, also known as Old Low German, is the earliest recorded form of Low Saxon, documented from the 9th century until the 12th century, when it evolved into Middle Low German. It was spoken on the north-west coast of Germany and in Denmark by Saxon peoples. It is closely related to Old Anglo-Frisian (Old Frisian, Old English), partially participating in the Ingvaeonic nasal spirant law, Old Dutch, Old East Low Franconian and to Old High German.

Only a few texts survive, predominantly in baptismal vows the Saxons were required to perform at the behest of Charlemagne. The only literary text preserved is Heliand.
  • Heliand
  • Genesis fragment[1]
  • Trierer Blutsegen
  • Wurmsegen
  • Spurihalz
  • Old Saxon baptismal vow
  • Psalms commentary
  • Penitentiary
  • Beda homily
  • Credo
  • Essener Heberegister

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Footnotes

1. ^ On the basis of the edition by Burkhard Taeger, Max Niemeyer Verlag, Tübingen 1996 (10. Auflage) prepared by Jost Gippert, Frankfurt, 11.11.2003; TITUS version by Jost Gippert, Frankfurt a/M, 11.11.2003

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Low Saxon may refer to:
  • Of or relating to Lower Saxony
  • Any West Low German speech variety
  • The Northern Low Saxon speech varieties
  • Especially in the Netherlands, any Low German speech variety – see also Dutch Low Saxon

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As a means of recording the passage of time the 9th century was the century that lasted from 801 to 900.

Western European

"Dark Ages" applied later to this period


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As a means of recording the passage of time, the 12th century was that century which lasted from 1101 to 1200. In the history of European culture, this period is considered part of the High Middle Ages and is sometimes called the Age of the Cistercians.
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Middle Low German is a language that is the descendant of Old Saxon and is the ancestor of modern Low German. It served as the international lingua franca of the Hanseatic League. It was spoken from about 1100 to 1500.
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Motto
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(Royal motto: Guds hjælp, Folkets kærlighed, Danmarks styrke
"The Help of God, the Love of the People, the Strength of Denmark" )
Anthem
Der er et yndigt land  (national)
Kong Christian
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Saxons or Saxon people were a confederation of Old Germanic tribes whose modern-day descendants in northern Germany are considered ethnic Germans while those in the eastern Netherlands are considered to be ethnic Dutch, those in modern Normandy, ethnic French, and those in
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Old Frisian was the West Germanic language spoken between the 8th and 16th centuries by the people who had settled in the area between the Rhine and Elbe on the European North Sea coast in the 4th and 5th centuries. Their ancient homes were originally North Germany and Denmark.
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Old English/Anglo-Saxon}}}
Language codes
ISO 639-1: none
ISO 639-2: ang
ISO 639-3: ang Old English (also called Anglo-Saxon[1], Englisc
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In historical linguistics, the Ingvaeonic nasal spirant law (also called the Anglo-Frisian or North Sea Germanic nasal spirant law) is a description of a phonological development in some dialects of West Germanic, which is attested in Old English, Old Frisian, and Old
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Old Dutch}}} 
Writing system: Latin alphabet
Language codes
ISO 639-1: none
ISO 639-2: —
ISO 639-3: — Old Dutch (aka Old West Low Franconian
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Old Low Franconian (also Old Low Frankish) was a group of West Germanic dialects spoken in the Low countries, the most western tip of Germany and northern France. They were the descendants of the Old Frankish language, the language of the Franks.
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Old High German}}}
Language codes
ISO 639-1: none
ISO 639-2: goh
ISO 639-3: goh The term Old High German (OHG, German: Althochdeutsch, german abbr. Ahd.
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Charlemagne (En: [ˈʃa(ɹ).lə.meɪn]; Fr: [ʃaʀ.lə.
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The Heliand (IPA /ˈhɛliənd/, /ˈheliand/) is an epic poem in Old Saxon, written about 825. The title means Savior in Old Saxon (cf.
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GENESIS is a project maintained by The Women's Library at London Metropolitan University. It provides an online database and a list of sources with an intent to support research into women's history.
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Bede (IPA: /ˈbiːd/) (also Saint Bede, the Venerable Bede, or (from Latin) Beda (IPA: [/beda/])), (c.
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Encyclopædia Britannica

Title page of the Eleventh Edition
Author 4,411 named contributors; editorial staff
Country Scotland (1768–1895)
England (1895–1901)
United States (1901–present)
Language English
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