In this light, it is worth noting that some, at least, in Bede's early 8th-century Anglian kingdom of Northumbria were happy to use 'Saxonia' as a term for their locale, arguably foreshadowing the more solid evidence for the existence of a concept of 'Anglo-Saxon' identity >
If we saw it used more frequently post-Alfred then I would be inclined to agree but Reynolds pointed out how rare it was. There may also be political reasons to shift identities, and it’s important to distinguish how non-English refered to them from their own words for themselves
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I also think we run into how broadly a group might identify as well as an individual choice. Did people call themselves Saxon because perhaps one or both of their parents were from there? Was it based on shifting political tides and environment?
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