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Foreign Influences on Old English (The Latin influence (The Roman Church…
Foreign Influences on Old English
The Celtic influence
Because they were killed, they had no strong influence on English , but they took some words from them such as Kent , London and Thames
The Latin influence
It was the language of civilization
was long ago on the Anglo and Saxon because they lived in countries close to each other
Initially, its impact was commercial and military
The Romans in the year 579 made England a Christian country
they build churches such as the school of York and Canterbury
The Roman Church sent 40 missionaries led by ‘Saint Augustine
Their mission succeeded for three reasons
the queen of the Kingdom of Kent was Christian
they were granted freedom in their mission
They have appealing personalities and devotion to purpose
The Scandinavian influence
TheThree main stages of the Vikings attacks
They captured London, Canterbury and York and they controlled the surrounding country
The English people regained their power and began to win over the Vikings
They were simply attacks upon towns and monasteries near the coast
from the middle of the 8th century to the beginning of the 11th century
The amalgamation of the Danes in England
They accepted Christianity
There was a feeling among the English that the Vikings belonged to the same family
The two peoples were largely integrated by the close relationship that was between them.
Effects of Christianity on English civilization
religious words
priest
pope
church
education words
grammatic
school
master
church words
candle
ark
hymn