Invasion of Britain

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THE ANGLO-SAXON INVASION 410-1066AD - known as the Dark Ages because written sources for the early years of Saxon invasion are rare - a time of war - the breaking up of Roman Britannia into several separate kingdoms - religious conversion - continual battles against a new set of invaders: the ______

Vikings

WHY & WHERE FROM THEY CAME TO BRITAIN Where did they come from. WHY THEY CAME TO BRITAIN WHERE THEY SETTLED KINGDOMS

Denmark, Norway, and Sweden

WHAT THE ANGLO-SAXONS DID FOR BRITAIN Government and society - The Saxons created institutions, which made the English state strong for the next 500 years - They established the King´s Council, so-called WITAN – consisted of senior warriors and churchmen to whom kings turned for advice or support on difficult matters - the Witan was a formal body, issuing laws and charters - at the top of the society was ______

KING

WHAT THE ANGLO-SAXONS DID FOR BRITAIN Shire reeves divided the land into new administrative areas – shires (the Saxon word – county) – each shire had the king´s local administrator, called shire reeve and this word became shortened to „sheriff“ 4 main functions of shires: - social - political - economic - ______

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WHICH PEOPLE WERE THE BIGGEST THREAT TO THE ANGLO – SAXONS.

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