One theory is that it's derived from the word "nuncheon", an old Anglo-Saxon word which meant a quick snack between meals that you can hold in your hands.

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With them were their friends Todd Esherwood, 24, of Saxon Road, and 30-year-old Stuart Layden, of South Quay, both in Great Yarmouth.

BBC: Ian Church

Rising numbers of urban workers and the insidious spread of Anglo-Saxon fast-food habits are working against the old traditions of a glass with breakfast followed by a long lunch fuelled by a bottle or two.

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At 28-years-old and with spells at Bath and London Irish behind him, the England Saxon has a wealth of experience, and is impressed with the direction club is taking under Tait and his coaching team.

BBC: Alan Tait stamps his authority on Newcastle Falcons

The 60-year-old writer equalled the record of his friend and rival, the late Ted Hughes, after his translation of Anglo Saxon epic poem Beowulf was named the best book of 1999 at a ceremony in The Brewery, near London's Barbican.

BBC: Heaney wins Whitbread book prize