Local Variety Nordid Group
North-West European type, similar to Trønder, but with a stronger Hallstatt component. Was typified by the ancient Germanic tribes of Angles, Saxons, and Jutes who conquered Britain from the 5th century on. Most common today in East England, but also Frisia (Netherlands), North-West Germany, West Denmark, and parts of Northern France and Ireland.
The Anglo-Saxon type displays pale skin with hair that ranges from straight to curly, often blonde but sometimes red or brown, accompanied by light or light-mixed eyes. The build is rather tall, ranging from ectomorphic to mesomorphic with mesoskelic leg proportions. The skull is mesocephalic and chamae-orthocranic, featuring narrower faces with more roundish features compared to Trønder. Distinctive characteristics include a hyperleptorrhine and high nose, high forehead, and more prominent cheekbones. The overall features are more robust than those of the Hallstatt type.
The Anglo-Saxon type has been described in anthropological literature as follows:
