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Chapter 2The Origins of a Nation  (5000BC-1066) III. The Anglo-Saxons IV. The Viking and Danish Invasions V. The Norman Conquest III. The Anglo-Saxons  (446-871) 1. The Anglo-Saxons 2. The Heptarchy 3. Anglo-Saxons conversion to Christianity 4. Anglo-Saxons contributions 5. The Witan III. The Anglo-Saxons (446-871)  盎格鲁-萨克逊人 1. Who were the Anglo-Saxons? The Anglo-Saxons referred to the three Teutonic tribes（日耳曼条顿部落）who invaded Britain in the mid-5th century. They were Jutes, Saxons and Angles. --The Jutes 朱特人, from today’s Denmark, came to Britain first for assistance to drive out the Picts and Scots. --Then the Saxons from northern German --The Angles who also came from northern German and were to give their name to the English people. Anglo-Saxon invasion of Britain III. The Anglo-Saxons (446-871) 2. How did the Heptarchy (七王国) come into being? During the Anglo-Saxon invasion, the three tribes named the Jutes, the Saxons and the Angles settled in different parts of Britain which was divided into many kingdoms. Among them, there were 7 principle kingdoms of Kent, Essex, Sussex, Wessex, East Anglia, Mercia and Northumbria. So they have been given the name of Heptarchy. The Heptarchy Hep meaning seven. The heptarchy was the seven English kingdoms that existed between the sixth and ninth centuries consisting of Kent, Northumbria, Wessex, Mercia, Sussex, Essex and East Anglia. III. The Anglo-Saxons (446-871) 4. How were the early Anglo-Saxons converted to Christianity? (1) the Anglo-Saxons brought with them their own Teutonic religion (日尔曼宗教)when they invaded Britain. Among the Anglo-Saxon Gods were Tiu(蒂乌)，the god of war, Woden（沃登）, king of heaven, Thor（托尔）, the god of Storms, and Freya（弗雷娅）, goddess of peace. The names Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday derive from these gods. (2) In 597, the Roman Pope Gregory I sent St. Augustine to England to convert the English to Christianity. (3) Augustine was remarkably