Second timeline

By rossana castellano
  • Period: 400 to 500

    Anglo-Saxons' settlement

    The Anglo-Saxons settled south of Hadrian's Wall beacuse they were looking for farming land. They were organised in family groups or clans.
  • 600

    Heptarchy

    Heptarchy
    The Heptarchy, or Seven Kingdoms, had formed.
  • 793

    The attack to the monastery of Lindisfarne

    The attack to the monastery of Lindisfarne
    The Vikings, called "Danes" by the English, attacked the monastery of Lindisfarne.
  • 800

    The Vikings

    The Vikings
    The Vikings occupied England.
    They established the Danelaw and created a new language blended with that of the local population.
  • 865

    King Aethelred

    King Aethelred
    Aethelred became King of Wessex
  • 865

    The Great Heathen Army

    The Great Heathen Army
    The Great Heathen Army invaded East Anglia.
  • 868

    Ivar the Boneless

    Ivar the Boneless
    The warrior-king Ivar the Boneless conquered Northumbria and East Anglia.
  • 878

    The Battle of Edington

    The Battle of Edington
    Alfred defeated Guthrum at the battle of Edington in early May.
  • 886

    Peace treaty

    Alfred received half of Mercia and Guthrum received the rest of country.
  • Period: 886 to 899

    Reforms

    The creation of Burh system;
    the creation of England's first standing army and a naval buildup.