The Anglo-Saxon period in Britain spans approximately the six centuries from 410-1066AD. The period used to be known as the Dark Ages, mainly because written sources for the early …
The History of the Anglo-Saxons is a three volume publication by English historian Sharon Turner written between 1799 and 1805. It covers the history of England up to the Norman …
Middle Anglo-Saxon history (660–899) Mercian supremacy (626–821). Middle-lowland Britain was known as the place of the Mierce, the border or frontier folk,... Learning and monasticism …
Anglo-Saxon, term used historically to describe any member of the Germanic peoples who, from the 5th century ce to the time of the Norman Conquest (1066), inhabited and ruled …
In 1066 C.E., however, the Anglo-Saxons were defeated by the Normans led by William the Conqueror, Duke of Normandy. The greatest work of Anglo-Saxon literature is the epic poem …
The Anglo-Saxons who first settled in England during the fifth and sixth centuries brought with them the pagan religious beliefs of their Scandinavian-Germanic heritage. Although …
But who were the Anglo-Saxons and where did they come from? A Short History of the Anglo-Saxons traces the fascinating history of this era and its people, from the early migration of …
Anglo-Saxons, the mighty warriors, ruled the Island until their ancestors, barbaric Vikings, conquered the land. Anglo-Saxons had a prominent impact on the land. They turned the island …
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According to the Romano-British monk Gildas and others, the Anglo-Saxon invasion all started with a deal made by a fifth-century British warlord named Vortigern. The legend states that …