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Period: 600 BCE to 55 BCE
The Celts
The first languages in the British Isles are the Celtic ones like Welsh and Scottish Gaelic. These people settled the British Isles about
600 BC. That is more than 2500 years ago!
Words of Celts that we use in modern english: Crumpet,Bog,Clan. -
Period: 55 BCE to 450
The Romans
In 55BC, there was an invasion by the Romans, who spoke Latin.
They gave Latin names to places and some of these names are still used today.
Roman words that we use in modern english:
Ovation,
Consul,
forum. -
Period: 450 to 800
The Anglo-Saxons
The first people who spoke English
arrived in England in about the year 450.
These people were the Anglo-Saxons
and their language was Old English.
Word that we use in modern english:husband,less,know. -
Period: 800 to 1066
The Vikings
From about 800, the Vikings started to invade Britain.
The Vikings came from countries like Denmark and
Norway and spoke a language that developed
into Norwegian and Danish
words that we use in modern english:window,yule,oaf. -
1066
The normans
In 1066, the Normans invaded England from Normandy in France.
They spoke an earlier version of French and this became the language of prestige in England.
norman words thet we use in modren english:, 'pheasant', 'pastry', 'ginger