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20: The Anglo-Saxon Migration, the North Sea World, and the Birth of England

The Fall of Rome Podcast

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Saxon Raiders and Ayla's Journey

This chapter explores the Saxon incursion in Britain in 367, coinciding with raids by the Picts and Scotty. It introduces Ayla, a Saxon farmer turned raider, and his migration to Britain as allies of the Roman Empire. The chapter also discusses the changes in villas during the Anglo-Saxon migration period and the expansion of an Anglo-Saxon settlement called Mucking.

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