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Old English
A brief story of the Old English language.
Created by
Kate
⟶ Updated 19 Jul 2018 ⟶
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martine truscott
Kate this timeline is a masterpiece. The design is fantastic, the information is very helpful, I have learnt so much from reading your work. You deserve A++++++ on this assignment. Words cannot describe how much I love this timeline.
18 Jul 2018
Events
Beginning of Norman French
The oldest surviving manuscript of “Beowulf” dates from this period
Periods
Old English
Grouping
Invasions of Germanic Tribes
Events
Anglo-Saxon settlement
Earliest Old English inscriptions
Anglo-Saxon language covers most of modern-day England
The Anglo-Saxon or Old English Language
Events
St. Augustine arrives in Britain
“Cædmon's Hymn” composed in Old English
“The Ecclesiastical History of the English People”
Old English epic poem “Beowulf” composed
The Vikings
Events
Viking raids of Britain begin
The Danes launch full-scale invasion and occupy Northumbria
Danelaw established
Old English After the Vikings
Events
Alfred the Great becomes king of Wessex
“The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle” is begun
