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HISTORY THAT CHANGED THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE Celtic Warrior 400 - 500 A.D. Romans in Briton from 43 BC to 410 A.D. Roman troops withdraw from England 410 A.D. Celts inhabit the Island Invite Saxons, Angles, Jutes to help rebuild – Frisians in the Netherlands Battle of Britain - WWII “We shall fight on the beaches, we shall fight on the landing grounds, we shall fight in the fields and in the streets, we shall fight in the hills; We shall never surrender” 1940. (Only “surrender” is a not old English. That, in itself, might be significant) 550 – 600s A.D. Saxons tried again in 550 and won most of England 597 St. Augustine of Canterbury brought Christian religion by order of Pope Gregory Brought literacy to English Anglo Saxons wrote in Runes before literacy No paper, Runes easier to write in rocks or stones 700 – 900s A.D. Alfred the Great – subdued the Danes – saved the English language from extinction 878 treaty – Danelaw Alfred realized he could not hold the peace, so he drew a line and told the Danes to stay on the other side of it. 1066 – Norman Conquest From Northern France Normandy Language mix: Germanic and French Conquered England Nobles’ and craftsmen’s language After the Norman Conquest Castles built Feudal system enforced Trade and Government conducted in French French ruled supreme Would not see another English speaking King for 300 years English Nobility Phillip II in France – forced Norman Lords to choose, England or France English had absorbed the Norman French and Parisian French thought of the Normans as foreigners. Bitterness between Paris and London nobles 1295 Edward I used English to rally the people. Shakespeare’s English 1564-1616 Prolific in the English language Coined hundreds of new words Shakespeare Glossary on the Internet English was much more flexible. Over 800,000 words Variety and rich with synonyms * * Celtic Tribes 500 A.D. King Arthur – Battle of Mount Badon Halted invasion of the Saxons for 50 years Could have been part Roman - Cal