The Anglo-Saxon period

THE ANGLO-SAXON PERIOD

➤This period is traditionally known as the Dark Ages, mainly because written sources for the early years of Saxon invasion are scarce. It is a time of war, of the breaking up of Roman Britannia into several separate kingdoms, of religious conversion and, after the 790s, of continual battles against a new set of invaders: the Vikings.

I made a timeline of this period instead of making a summary. I thought that this could be more organised and easy to understand. Below of the timeline i am going to explain each age of the period

AGES:
400:Roman legions began to withdraw from Britain at the end of the fourth century to protect other areas of the empire from invading forces

410:A letter from the Emperor Honorius told the towns of Britain organized their own defences

450:The beggining of Anglo-Saxon Britain

579:St Augustine was sent to England by Pope Gregory,the head of the Roman christian church,to convert the saxons to Christianity

700:Anglo-Saxon literature included sermons,bible translations,legal work,chronicles,riddles and epic poetry. Here emerged the first epic hero,Beowulf and also The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle,a collection of writing important for early English history

793:➛Vikings raid the monastery on Lindisfarne,this marked the beginning of a period of raids on the British isles.
➛Danish Vikings migrated overseas to Britain in search of better land to farm

870:Vikings settled in England and then moved west and invaded Wessex

878:King Alfred defeat the vikings and establish a frontier dividing England in two. The north and east came under Danish control,and Alfred controlled west Mercia,Kent and Wessex

1066:➛King Edward died in January 1066
➛He was succeeded by the last Anglo-Saxon king,Harold II (In the image we can see the crowning of the last Anglo-Saxon king). The duke of Normandy,William, said that king Edward had promised him the throne and went to claim it,defeating the king Harold II
➛The anglo-norman is the language spoken since then,influencing old english and changing it to middle english


1085:King William set his kingdom and ordered a survey of land ownership which was recorded in the Domesday Book,finishing the Anglo-Saxon England.

king William,the first conqueror

Sources: "➤" and some other information from http://www.history.org.uk/resource/3865 
I also used the photocopy we used in class and the timeline was made in paint.
king William: http://c8.alamy.com/comp/AMH50K/king-william-i-1st-conqueror-1027-1087-first-norman-england-guillaume-AMH50K.jpg 
crowning the last anglo-saxon king: http://squaducation.com/sites/default/files/image-4.jpg_0.gif

The Roman invasion to Britain

Before Roman invasion,the celts lived in Britain and had simple lives. It was in 43 a.d when Romans invaded Britain by the new Emperor,Claudius. 

But why they invaded a small island if they had already a vast empire? it's true that by that time Romans had invaded countries including Spain,France,Turkey and Egypt,and they were also extremely rich,so invading that island would be a waste of time. Well,the answer is simple;the Emperor was really worried about what his subjects would think of him,he thought they would think he was weak because of his age,and invading Britain could be his opportunity to show them he was a great leader.

There were many other reasons to invade Britain,however,that was the main one.

Another reasons were the minerals and precious metals of the island,Romans knew that those mines were rich because they have been trading with Britons for many years,and if they conquered Britain they could increase their wealth.

Once they were prepared for the invasion,the emperor,Claudius,assembled an army of more than 40,000 soldiers,and defeated the celts that lived there. Even though Celts were wild ond the battlefield,they could not defeat the highly organised Roman army,and by 47a.d,Britan had become a part of the Roman Empire.

Sources: Images https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/736x/99/f6/19/99f619381fa3b4e45d43bd589b20ea57.jpg ,

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/Togato_con_tesa_dell%27imperatore_claudio%2C_inv._2221.JPG/170px-Togato_con_tesa_dell%27imperatore_claudio%2C_inv._2221.JPG

The information i used was from the photocopy and i did the rest.

The celts

The celts were a population living in several parts in Europe. The name celts was given by ancient writers. The celtic languages are still spoken today in parts of the british isles and northen France.

Life styles: They live in clans,tribes,villages and small farming communities that live of milk and flesh and the nature they protect.
The celts did not think of themselves as single people and their allegiance was always to their tribes.

Warriors: They represented the quintessential Barbarian warrior and had well-earned reputation. Their appearance was: Long hair and large stature,and their attacks on the battelfield were fearless wild and savage.

Weapons: They used ancient weapons like javelins,harpoons,bows,slings and used poison on their ranged weapons

Druids: They took charge of public and private sacrifices. They judged public and private quarrels and decreed penalties,and nobody can desobey their decree,they also sacrifice humans who were gravely sick or in danger of death in battle. Upon his dead,another was appointed.

Caratacus: Caratacus was the king and tribal leader of the ancient britons during the iron age. He was the son of the Celtic king named Cunobeline.

Women rol: They could be a Druid or even a warrior.

Sources:
Www.ancient-origins.net
Www.britanica.com
Images : http://celticculture.weebly.com/uploads/7/5/5/7/7557534/5413539.gif?316
http://studyenglish101.files.wordpress.com/2012/12/the-celts.jpg