Chapter3the+dark+ages.pptVIP

Chapter 3 The Dark Ages (5thC-11thC) Anglo-Saxon conquest The conversion of the English people to Christianity The Viking invasion and Alfred the Great England under a line of Danish kings The impact of the Anglo-Saxon invasion Anglo-Saxon Conquest 1. Background The Roman empire began to decline in 3rdC By the first decade of the fifth century the Roman legions were in the process of withdrawing to defend Rome: the barbarian migrations of the land-hungry Germanic tribes The imperial administration completely collapsed Roman style of life, Roman civilization fell away 2. The Anglo-Saxon Conquest in the mid-5th century In about 447 Britannia began to experience the attack by the Tuetonic tribes of the Jutes, Angles and Saxons a new wave of invaders, Jutes, Saxons, and Angles three Germanic tribes from now Denmark and northern Germany landed in the southern part of England, the county of Kent gradual control of the country from 450 to 600 The Jutes fished and farmed in Jutland came to Britain first A Jutish chief became the King of Kent in 449 The Saxons users of the short-sword from northern Germany established kingdoms in Essex, Sussex and Wessex from the end of 5thC to the beginning of 6thC The Angles(2nd half of the 6th C) came from northern Germany gave their name to the English people settled in East Anglia, Mercia and Northumbria  the Seven principal kingdoms : Kent, Essex, Sussex, Wessex, East Anglia, Mercia, and Northumbria were known as The Heptarchy [heptɑ:ki]七国时代 By the end of 6th C. Saxon kingdoms were permanently established The British Romano-Celts took shelter in Wales, Scotland. Christianity was almost completely wiped out King Arthur The legend of King Arthur arises from this era about fighting against the Anglo-Saxon invaders King Arthur’s castle at Camelot The conversion of the English people to Christianity The conversion of king Ethelbert of Kent to Christianity: - Augustine founded the Can