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Ships used by Angles, Saxons, and Jutes to reach Britain

Angles, Saxons, and Jutes crossed in northern European vessels broadly similar to Viking longships, built without the Romans' extensive supporting infrastructure.

Question

What vessels did the Angles, Saxons, and Jutes use to reach England?

Short answer

They used northern European vessels broadly similar to Viking longships, shaped by local shipbuilding developments and contact with Roman maritime technology.

Notes

The vessels were broadly similar to Viking longships. Northern Germanic shipbuilding developed in response to the Roman vessels operating during the same period. The northern tribes lacked much of the infrastructure available to Roman builders, so they could not necessarily reproduce the same designs or methods.