A. = Saxon migration/conquest of an area previously dominated by Rhine Weser Germanic speakers.
1. = Retreat of Rhine Weser Germanic speaker towards the Roman frontier.
2. = Southward migration of Elbe Germanic speakers.
Source
Map is based on Elmar Seebold: Die Herkunft der Franken, Friesen und Sachsen, in: Essays on the Early Franks, Barkhuis, the Netherlands, 2003, pp. 24-29.
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Captions
This maps describes how the Saxons emerge as an offshoot of the Angles during the 3rd century.