the anglo saxons arrived in britain in circa 601.
the anglo saxons arrived in britain in circa 601.
when did the anglo saxons arrived in britain?
circa 601
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bede having identified the four peoples of britain in hundreds of different tribes. britons to the west, picts to the north, scots from ulster now in western scotland and in the south english from the anglo saxons. the anglo saxons were making laws based on monetary compensation for injury. with no cities monasteries became the hub of arts and crafts as british and anglo saxon culture with roman ideas became the centre of western european civilization. vikings began terrorising britain in the ninth century settling in ireland and northern briton when population growth and politics in their own lands forced them to move. with the creation of the danelaw and a capital at york britain was divided. southern britain became a stronghold of the english as the anglo saxon tribes came together and the old roman cities were restored from london to exeter to become centres of defence and administration. in wales and scotland tribes also joined together to combat the vikings. the vikings within a generation had become christian. laws of the land became based on christian values with books such as the textus roffensis.
the great british story: a people's history (tv series)