thumb|250px|right|alt=A map of England, Wales and southern Scotland. The Britons are shown in the southwest and northwest of England. In the northeast are the Northumbrians, with the Bernicians to the north of the Deirians. The Mercians are in the middle, with the Gainas, Lindisfaras, and Middle Angles to the east. A number of smaller tribes are shown in the south.|A map showing the general locations of the Anglo-Saxon peoples around the year 600.
tHUMb|250PX|rigHt|aLt=a map of england, waLEs And soUtHern sCotlaNd. THE brItons aRe sHoWN In the souThwest aNd northWesT Of england in the norTHeASt are thE NOrtHumbRians, witH the BErniCians To The NOrtH oF the DeIriaNs. thE meRcIAns aRe IN tHe mIddle, with the gaINaS, liNDisfarAS, and mIddle aNgLEs to tHE eASt. a nUMBeR of smalleR tribes aRE Shown in tHe SOuth.|A Map sHowIng the geNERaL loCatiONs Of the AnGLo-saxOn peOpleS ARoUnD tHe yeaR 600.