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Period: 400 to
English Language
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Jan 1, 700
The aprox. writing of Beowulf
Set in Scandinavia, Beowulf describes the adventures of a great Scandinavian warrior. The oldest known epic poem written in English. -
Oct 14, 1066
The Norman Invation.
Led by Duke William II of Normandy, an army of Normans and French defeated King Harold II of England. -
Jan 1, 1387
The Discovery of America
The first recorded discovery was that if Leif Erickson, translated from the "Saga of Eric the Red". -
Jan 1, 1399
Chaucer's Canterbury Tales
A collection of stories written in Middle English by Geoffrey Chaucer. Presented as a story-telling contest amid a group of pilgrims as they travel together. -
Jan 1, 1440
Invention of the printing press.
The printing press was invented by the german Johannes Gutenberg in the Roman Empire. -
Shakespear puplishes his first Folio
A folio is a parchment or page only written on one side, It c an be solitary or part of a bound collection. -
The American Revolution
Political upheaval when 13 colonies decided to band together and remove themselves from british rule.