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500 BCE
The Celts
The Celts were the first tribe to invade the British Islands. They brought the Celtic and the Welsh.
shirt, cabin, beer, league, birch, lark -
55 BCE
The Romans
The Romans were the second ones to arrive to the British Islands. They brought the latin.
please, sign, very, peace, nobility, -
450
The Anglo-Saxons
The Anglo-Saxons were the third ones to arrive in the British Islands. They brought the Old English.
sign, very, peace, nobility, felony -
800
The Vikings
The Vikings were the fourth ones to arrive in the British Islands. They brought languages that devolved into Norwegian and Danish.
freckle, leg, skull, skirt, skin, sky, egg, score, scream, and cake -
1066
The Normans
The Normans were the fifth ones to arrive in the British Islands. They spoke an earlier version of French and became the language of prestige in England.
beef, bacon, baptize, flower, power -
1400
Middle English
There were no more invasions of England, and English became more important than French.