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Anglo-Saxon Period 449-1066

449- Traditional date of Anglo-Saxon invasion 597- Christian missionaries land in Kent; Christianity begins to

spread among Anglo-Saxons 793- Vikings begin first of many raids on Anglo-Saxon kingdom 871- Alfred the great becomes king of Wessex (to 899) 1016- Canute, a Dane, becomes king of England (to 1035) 1066- Norman Conquest- William the conqueror defeats at

Hastings and becomes king of England

Anglos Saxon events in Britain

500- Indian mathematicians create pi527- Justinian I becomes emperor of the Byzantine

Empire630- The prophet Muhammad takes the city of

Mecca, which becomes the holy city of Islam800- Much of Europe is united under Charlemagne

who is named emperor of the Holy Roman Empire

- Gunpowder is invented by the Chinese

- The decline of the Mayan Culture begins1054- The Christian Church is divided into East and

West

Anglo-Saxon World Events 449-1066

750 Surviving version of Beowulf probably composed 975 Anglo-Saxon verse collected in Exeter

Book1000 Surviving version of Beowulf written out by monksTheir literature and history was given orally, by scops.

Events in British Literature 449-1066

The language of the Anglo-Saxon period was Old English. Britain’s closely related Germanic dialects evolved over time into

a distinct language called English. It is now referred to as Old English to distinguish it from the later forms of English.

Old English Harsh in sound, similar to the Germanic language Written phonetically, with no silent letters Rare occurrences of j, k, q, v and z Grammatically

More complex than modern EnglishWords would change form to indicate different functionsAllowed for flexible word order

Had the ability to change and grow, adopting new words as the need arose.

The Language