Anglo saxons

Where does English come from?

By LU*HELENA4
  • 793 BCE

    Vikings Inavation

    Vikings Inavation
    plundering and raiding towns and villages along the British coastline. The Anglo-Saxons tried to hold them back but groups of Vikings eventually settled in different parts of the country, especially York (or Jorvik, as they named it) This made it the largest city after London.
  • 597 BCE

    RELIGION

    RELIGION
    Many Christian traditions come from the AD 597s, when a monk named Augustine convinced the king of the Anglo-Saxons (Ethelbert of Kent) to become Christians, so temples became churches and built more using wood.
  • 450 BCE

    Who are the Anglo Saxons?

    Who are the Anglo Saxons?
    The first thing we should know is that they are Anglo-Saxons. Anglo-Saxons were a group of warrior warriors who lived in Britain more than a thousand years ago. They were divided into three tribes from Europe; Anglo, Saxon and jute tribes. They were fierce people, who fought many battles during their rule of Britain often fighting each other. Each tribe was ruled by its own strong warrior who established his people in different parts of the country.
  • 450 BCE

    The invasion of England

    The invasion of England
    In 4th century the Anglo-Saxons went to England, but nevertheless the Ancient Romans immediately sent them back to their home. In the year 450AD the Ancient Romans left England and the Anglo Saxons had a chance, left their homes in Germany, the Netherlands and Denmark and traveled on wooden boats to England.
  • 1066

    Battle of Hastings

    Battle of Hastings
    One of the most important battles was the Battle of Hastings.When the Anglo-Saxon King Edward died without an heir, a new king was chosen to rule England, King Harold ll. William the Conqueror of Normandy and Harald Hardrada, the King of Norway, weren’t keen on the new English king and thought that they both had the right to rule Britain.
  • Oct 14, 1066

    The final of the Anglo-Saxons

    The final of the Anglo-Saxons
    A descendant of Viking raiders, William brought his army of Normans to Britain to take on the new king. For this they fought in the Battle of Hastings. The Normans were the ones to come out of this battle with victory when Harold died, so this is what ended up with the rule of the Anglo-Saxons and England ended up having a Norman king, King William I, or William the Conqueror.