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Anglo-Saxon England

Anglo-Saxon England 400-1066 A.D.. Roman Occupation 55 BC-409 AD. From the 1st-5th centuries, England was a province of the Roman Empire and was named Britannia. Roman conquerors arrived with Julius Caesar and stayed for more than 400 years. By 409 AD the Romans needed all their troops at home. They evacuated their troops from Britain leaving no central government or means of protection from invaders. This left the the island vulnerable to invasions by the Angles, Saxons, and Jutes..

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Anglo-Saxon England

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    1. Anglo-Saxon England 400-1066

    2. Map Map

    3. Roman Occupation 55 BC-409 AD From the 1st-5th centuries, England was a province of the Roman Empire and was named Britannia. Roman conquerors arrived with Julius Caesar and stayed for more than 400 years. By 409 AD the Romans needed all their troops at home. They evacuated their troops from Britain leaving no central government or means of protection from invaders. This left the the island vulnerable to invasions by the Angles, Saxons, and Jutes.

    4. These Anglo-Saxon (Angles and Saxons from Germany, Jutes from Denmark) invaders drove out the old Britons and eventually settled the greater part of Britain. The language of the Anglo-Saxons became the dominant language and was an early form of Old English. They Angles named their new home Engla Land.

    6. Sutton Hoo One of the most fabulous discoveries of the twentieth century was the burial site of a 7th century Anglo-Saxon king. The burial site is located on an estate near Woodbridge, Suffolk, England called Sutton Hoo.

    7. In the burial site were found 41 items of solid gold, which are now held in the British Museum.

    8. Daily Life

    9. King Alfred, The Great

    10. Viking Invasion

    11. Famous Old English Literature “Caedmon’s Hymn” “The Dream of the Rood” Beowulf The Battle of Maldon

    13. The Venerable Bede 673-735

    14. The Ruthwell Cross

    15. Runes

    16. Beowulf

    17. Works Referenced Abrams, et al, eds.. The Norton Anthology of English Literature. Vol. 1. New York: Norton, 2000. Bruce, Alexander M. “About the Ruthwell Cross.” Rood and Ruthwell: The Poem and the Cross. 4 Jan. 2004. Florida Southern University. <http://www.flsouthern.edu/eng/abruce/rood/CROSS.HTM>. Holtz, Stephen, Robert Bartusik, and James Sigona. “Welcome to the Beowulf Room.” School of Computer Science and Information Systems Webpage. Pace University. 18 May 2004 <http://csis.pace.edu/grendel/projs4a/be1.htm>. Holtz, Stephen, Robert Bartusik, and James Sigona. “Welcome to the Sutton Hoo Room.” School of Computer Science and Information Systems Webpage. Pace University. 18 May 2004 <http://csis.pace.edu/grendel/projs4a/sutton.htm>. Roberts, Ken. “King Alfred The Great.” The Mirror Website. 27 Oct. 1997. 20 Aug. 2003 <http://www.mirror.org/people/ken.roberts/king.alfred.html>. Smith, Jennifer. “What Are Runes?” The Runic Journey. 16 Dec. 2002. 20 Aug. 2003 <http://www.tarahill.com/runes>. Trapp, J. B. Medieval English Literature. New York: Oxford University Press. 1973. “The Venerable Bede: Father of English History.” St. Bede’s Episcopal Church Webpage. 2001. 18 May 2004 <http://www.stbedes.org/bede.htm>. Williamson, Roland. “The Saxons.” Regia Anglorum Publications. 31 Mar. 2003. 20 August 2003 <http://www.regia.org/Saxon1htm>.

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