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The Anglo -Saxon Period (449 - 1060) • An island nation The sea influenced the British world view and literature. VULNERABILITY • Early Inhabitants The Celts: Britons and Gaels • Waves of Conquerors, Fusion of Cultures ROMANS :
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The Anglo -Saxon Period (449 - 1060) • An island nation The sea influenced the British world view and literature. VULNERABILITY • Early Inhabitants The Celts: Britons and Gaels • Waves of Conquerors, Fusion of Cultures ROMANS: Protectors, non-interfering with tribal culture; built an infrastructure of roads. Exited in 449. ANGLES and SAXONS (449): From the mainland (what is now Germany) Instability of multiple kingdoms DANES (792) “Jutes” or Vikings, brought Danish language to government. THE FRENCH (1066) William the Conqueror, Duke of Normandy With the Norman Invasion, French culture and language was swiftly imposed.
Clonycavan Man ca. 200 B.C.
Reconstructed Clonycavan Man (how he might actually have looked).