PPT-Anglo-Saxons 449 BCE-1066 BCE

The Anglo Saxons and Beowulf Great Britain Great Britain England Scotland Wales The First People Britain first settled by Celts Celts came from continental Europe between 800600 BC The Invasion. A.D. 1066 - 1087. Mrs. Tucker. 7. th. Grade World History/Honors. Cobalt Institute of Math and Science. William the Conqueror. A.D. 1066 - 1087. . . In . the A.D. 900s, the Vikings conquered part of western France across the English Channel from England. This region came to be called Normandy. The Middle Ages. British Literature. 449-1485. Taken from . The Longman Anthology of British Literature. and *. The Language of Literature. The Celts. . Approx. 400 BC - The first British people were Celtic people (inhabitors of the British Isles and northern France, also called Brittany). Lavelle/Popp. Historical Events. 55 B.C. Julius Caesar invades Britain. 313 A.D. Christianity is proclaimed a lawful religion . 449 Angles, Saxons, and Jutes invade Britain . 597 Saint Augustine converts British King Ethelbert to Christianity . A Brief History. Roman historian Ammianus Marcellinus records the . Saxons. among the barbarians (along with Picts and Scots) who were harassing the Britons in about AD 365, and the mid-fifth-century . Anglo-Saxon. Stonehenge. The earliest settlers in Britain were the Iberians.. This relatively small island has been invaded and settled many times:. Then the Celts. Then the Romans. Then the Angles and the Saxons. Some Anglo-Saxons came to Britain to fight, but others came peacefully, to find land to farm. The Anglo-Saxons knew Britain was a rich land. Their own lands often flooded, making it difficult to grow enough food. There was not enough land for everyone.. Some Anglo-Saxons came to Britain to fight, but others came peacefully, to find land to farm. The Anglo-Saxons knew Britain was a rich land. Their own lands often flooded, making it difficult to grow enough food. There was not enough land for everyone.. 449-1066 A. D. . Label the numbered sections on the map of Great Britain.. 1.. 2.. 3.. 4.. 5.. Scotland. Northern Ireland. Ireland. Wales. England. Anglo-Saxons. English traditions and language owe something to each of the island’s invaders.. Anglo Saxon Period. In 449, three groups invaded Britain. Angles. Saxons. Jutes. Anglo Saxon Period. Anglo-Saxons. Drove the natives from the eastern, central, and southern areas. Became known as “Angles Land” or England. The END of the Anglo-Saxon rule. Anglo-Saxon rule came to an end in 1066. England was conquered by the Normans, a group of Vikings that lived in the North of France (“North-Men”). Anglo-Norman (Old French) became the official language of the country. Religion of Anglo-Saxon Period. The religion of the Celts (first British settlers) was a form of animism. They believed in spirits who were said to be their "gods" who controlled all aspects of life.. --J.R. Lander. English 12 - Lomauro. The Anglo-Saxons. 449-1066. The Anglo-Saxons 449-1066. England – relatively small island of Great Britain that has been invaded and settled many times. First by Iberians. Hannah Brezovec . Melissa Dureiko. Cecily Peevler. Anglo-Saxon Religion. The Celts were a group of people who occupied the British Isles to Galatia. They seemed to have a form of animism. Their gods and spirits controlled every aspect of existence and had to be satisfied constantly. . th. century – so around AD 400. The term relates to people from mainly the Germanic areas of Europe, who migrated to Britain after Roman rule came to an end, and lived amongst the people already living in Britain..