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These people settled the British Isles about
600 BC. That is more than 2500 years ago!
Vocab: to settle and Bard – From the Old Celtic word bardos, meaning a poet or singer. -
There was an invasion by the Romans, who spoke Latin.
They gave Latin names to places and some of these names are still used today.
Voc: Llatí, Agenda – Derived from the Latin word "agendum," meaning "something to be done."
Census – From the Latin "census," meaning a population count or survey. -
The first people who spoke English
arrived in England in about the year 450.
These people were the Anglo-Saxons
and their language was Old English.
Voc:Earth – From the Old English word eorðe, meaning "ground" or "soil."
King – From the Old English word cyning, meaning "monarch" or "ruler." -
From about 800, the Vikings started to invade Britain.
The Vikings came from countries like Denmark and
Norway and spoke a language that developed
into Norwegian and Danish
Voc: Sky – From the Old Norse word sky, meaning "cloud" or "sky."
Husband – Derived from the Old Norse word husbonders, meaning "master of the house." -
In 1066, the Normans invaded England from Normandy in France.
They spoke an earlier version of French and this became the language of prestige in England.