User blog comment:Zippertrain85/Real life comparisons to Elder Scrolls races (human edition)./@comment-2.101.164.183-20130927191836/@comment-9062114-20130927210144

The Anglo-Saxons originated from northern Germany, and the Nord in Skyrim seem to have  very Germanic and Norse like culture, so it's not surprising they would have some old Anglo-Saxon in there as well.