anglo-saxon By rociomontejo 400 Roman legions began to withdraw from Britain 410 Britain organized their own defenses 450 Ango-Saxon Britain 579 Christianity is gradually spread across England 700 Epic Poem: The first hero Beowulf 793 Vikings migrated overseas to Britain 844 English Culture Restoration 870 Vikings invaded Wessex 878 King of Wessex Defeat Vikings 890 Anglo-sxon chornicles have started being written Period: 900 to 1200 Old Englise Prose 937 Heroic Poems 937 Battle of Brunanburh Celebrates the victory of King Athelstan over the Scots and Norse 942 Short Poem: Capture of the five Boroughs 973 Coronation of King Edgar 975 Dead of King Edgar 990 AEfric begins to write 1036 Dead of Prince Alfred 1036 Dead of Prince Alfred 1066 The last king is defeated 1085 End of Anglo-Saxon England