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The story of English (1st century AD (Romans conquered Britain, Foundation…
The story of English
1st century AD
Romans conquered Britain
Foundation of a settlement Londinium
600 BC
the arrival of the Celts
were warriors
priest druids
lived in clans
5th century
arrival of Germanic tribes
The Angles ,the Saxons,the Jutes
came from Denmark and Northern Germany
spoke Old English
pushed the Celts to the North and West
England=Anglaland(land of Angles)
6th century
Saint Augustine - converted the Anglo-Saxons to Christianity
9th century
The Vikings invaded Britain
from Scandinavia
language Old Norse
Thursday, Friday, Tuesday
11th century
The Normans invaded Britain
1066, the battle of Hastings
William,Duke of Normandy became a king William the Conqueror
French-the language of royals and nobles
16 th century
Britain-a powerful colonial empire
contact with many countries and languages
many new words and phrazes
colonization of North America