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600 BCE
The Celts
The Celts were the first tribe to settle in the British Isles.
They talked Welsh and Scottish Gaelic. Some words they gave to the English were:
Bog, clan, crumpet and dad. -
600 BCE
The Celts
The Celts were the first tribe to settle in the British Isles in the 600 BC.
Some words the gave were:
Bog, dad, crumpet. -
55 BCE
The Romans
The Romans invaded England in the 55 BC.
They gave Latin names to some places, for example:
London. -
450
The Anglo-Saxons
The Anglo-Saxons were the first people who spoke English.
They arrived in England in about the year 450 and their language was Old English. Some words were: Live, love, heaven, fight, good, evil, man and more. -
800
The Vikings
Around the year 800 the Vikings started to invade Britain.
The Vikings came from countries like Denmark and
Norway.
Some word they gave:
Freckle, leg, skull, skirt, skin, sky, egg and more.