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