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The name Saxon from seax, sax, a short sword, means the sword-man, and from the name we may judge something of the temper of the hardy fighters who preceded the Angles into Britain. The Angles were the most numerous of the conquering tribes, and from them the new home was called Anglalond. By gradual changes this became first Englelond and then England.
"No, dear; but you had better ask Santa Claus to send it to you," continued her mother with a smile. Some wooden soldiers and building blocks caught Freddie's eye, and for the time being his favorite fire engines were forgotten. "I want wooden soldiers," he said. "Can set 'em up in a row, with the sword-man in front, an' the man with the drum."
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