Today we call the inhabitants who lived in England after the anglo-saxon invasion for "Anglo-Saxons".
So what I know is that they created four major realms; East Anglia, Northumbria, Mercia, and Wessex, in addition to some minor ones.
What I'm wondering about is what identity those inhabitants assumed. Did they identify with their respective kingdoms? Or did they still call themselves Saxons, Angles, Jutes etc..?
I've been watching the show "Vikings" lately, and I've always liked this period in English history.
Especially since you're coming at this topic after watching the show "Vikings," you might want to check out the recent thread below. /u/alriclofgar talks about how they used ideas about their deep ancestry (Angles, Saxons, Jutes) to define identities in the 700s: When the vikings were attacking the British Isles, were the Anglo-Saxons living there aware that they, too, were descended from Germanic people who had gone to England a few centuries prior?
hi! you'll find some info in these earlier posts
For clarification, do you refer to the modern day borders of England? I ask because at certain periods in history the kingdoms didn't cover the entirety of England and Brittonic languages and hence people would still exist.