Saracen (disambiguation)
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Saracens may mean:
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[edit] In history
- Saracens, the people of the Saracen Empire
- Saracens, another name for the Arab Caliphate under the rule of the Umayyad and Abbasid dynasties
- Bedouin Saracens, a nomadic warlike population ruled in the fourth century BC by Mavia
[edit] In sport
- Saracens F.C., a professional rugby union team based in Watford, England
- Cheltenham Saracens F.C., a football club based in Cheltenham, England.
[edit] In transports
- Alvis Saracen, a six-wheeled armoured personnel carrier built by Alvis and used by the British army
- Saracen Bikes, a bicycle company
[edit] In books
- The Saracen, a two-part novel written by Robert Shea
- History of the Saracens, a book written by Simon Ockley
[edit] In fiction
- The Saracen (opera), a 1899 opera by César Cui
- Saracen (TV series), a 1989 ITV action drama about a private security firm of that name
[edit] In architecture
- Indo-Saracenic, a style of architecture used by British architects in the late 19th century in India.
- Saracen's Head, the name usually given to a group of late medieval buildings in Kings Norton, Birmingham
[edit] Other meanings
- Saracen (computer game), a 1987 computer game for Commodore 64, ZX Spectrum and Amstrad CPC by Datasoft