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Samples of words during this time period are : wif (any women married or not wife) faest (fast, which meant fixed or ferm) fugol ( fowl which meant any bird)
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begining of chritian conversion of the anglo-saxons
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scandinavian pirites raid britan.
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This divided Britain into Anglo-Saxon south and Danish north.
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the epic poem of a hero with the strength of thirty men in each arm.
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vikings settled in green land.
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battle of hastings, battle of stamford bridge
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People during this time used words such as: cyning ( king) where (replaced old english "hwaer" ) ship ( replaced the old english word "scip")
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currently still operating
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kills one third of British population in 49 and 50
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English is used in parliament for the first time.
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this is a collection of 24 stories about a group of people who travel as pilgrims to Canterbury England
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German johannes Gutenburg mecinized the printing press.
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claimed discovery of america
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the major difference between middle English and modern English is a radical change in pronunciation known as the Great Vowel Shift. Lyf became life, wif became wife, rap became rope.
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robert cawdrey publishes ," A Table Alphabeticall "
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Comedies, Histories and tragedies
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General Thomas Gage ordered the capture of Samuel Adams and john Hancock
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