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The Romans pulled out of Britian, called home to help defend their beleaguered empire against hordes of invaders. With no central government is was not long before Britian, too, became a target for invaders.
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3.14 or PI was first calculated.
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Bede finishes his History of the English Church and People.
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Scholars believe this was the first time that Beowulf was likely composed.
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Beowulf was wrote down by monks.
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Macbeth defeats Duncan I of Scotland and makes himself king.
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The descendant of Alfred, Edward took the throne. However Edward had no children.
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Edward dies and had once sworn and oath making William, duke of Normandy, his heir. However, a council of nobles and church officials named Harold to succeed him.
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William lead his army, in which was the last successful invasion of Britian, called the Norman Conquest. William kills Harold at the Battle of Hastings.
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William is crowned king of England.
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The Angles and Saxons, along with other Germanic tribes began arriving from northern Europe around this time. The Britians lead by perhaps a Celtic chieftain named Arthur. (probably King Arthur) Britian took on a new name: Angle-land or England. Their gutteral language is now known as Old English.
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The 790's brought the next wave of invaders, a fearsome group of seafaring marauders from the rocky, windswept coasts of Denmark and Norway; the Vikings.Viking raiders looted, killed, and burned down entire villages.
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In the South, the Danes finally met defeat at the hands of a powerful Anglo-Saxon King known as Alfred the Great. Alfred unified the English, and under his rule, learning and culture flourished. The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle, a record of English history, was initiated at his bidding.
