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Anglo-Saxon Period 449-1066

Anglo-Saxon Period 449-1066. Group 1: Salar Atapoor , Forrest Pinkman , Colleen Heberle , Arianna D udley. Anglos Saxon events in Britain. 449- Traditional date of Anglo-Saxon invasion 597- Christian missionaries land in Kent; Christianity begins to spread among Anglo-Saxons

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Anglo-Saxon Period 449-1066

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  1. Anglo-Saxon Period 449-1066 Group 1: SalarAtapoor, Forrest Pinkman, Colleen Heberle, Arianna Dudley

  2. Anglos Saxon events in Britain • 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

  3. Anglo-Saxon World Events 449-1066 • 500- Indian mathematicians create pi • 527- Justinian I becomes emperor of the Byzantine Empire • 630- The prophet Muhammad takes the city of Mecca, which becomes the holy city of Islam • 800- 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 begins • 1054- The Christian Church is divided into East and West

  4. Events in British Literature 449-1066 • 750 Surviving version of Beowulf probably composed • 975 Anglo-Saxon verse collected in Exeter Book • 1000 Surviving version of Beowulf written out by monks • Their literature and history was given orally, by scops.

  5. The Language • 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 English • Words would change form to indicate different functions • Allowed for flexible word order • Had the ability to change and grow, adopting new words as the need arose.

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