Anglo Saxon

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  • Feb 17, 600

    printing invented

    printing invented
    block printing developed in china and korea
  • Apr 17, 630

    Muhammad

    Muhammad
    The Prophet muhammad conquers merra, the holiest city of islam
  • Apr 18, 1000

    beowulf

    beowulf
    the surviving version of beowulf is recorded by monks
  • Jan 18, 1016

    Canute

    Canute
    canute, a dane, becomes king of england
  • Jan 18, 1066

    The Norman conquest

    The Norman conquest
    in what will become known as the norman conquest, willam the conqueror defeats harold and becomes king of england

  • the invasion begins

    the invasion begins
    the anglo-saxoninvasion of britain begins

  • Christanity begins

    Christanity begins
    Christian missionaries land in kent; christianity begins to spread among anglo saxons

  • Vikings

    Vikings
    vikings begin the first of many raids on the anglo saxon kingdom

  • Alfred the great

    Alfred the great
    Alfred the great becomes king of wessex

  • the anglo chronicle

    the anglo chronicle
    authors begin compiling data for the anglo saxon chronicle, a year by year diary of important world events
  • Period: to Jan 17, 1016

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