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Old English
Created by
Charlotte Turner
Description
A timeline dating from the beginning of the use of Old English to the establishment of Middle English under the influence of the Norman invasion.
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Events
The last of the Romans withdraw from England
Anglo-Saxon settlement in Britain
The earliest Old English inscriptions
St Augustine arrives in Britain
Anglo-Saxon language covers most of modern-day England
"Caedmons Hymn" composed in Old English
The Venerable Bede writes "The Ecclesiastical History of the English People" (in Latin)
Viking raids begin
The Danes invade and occupy Northumbria
"The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle" is begun
Danelaw established
Old English ends with the Norman conquest under William the conqueror
