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400
Celtic Era 600BC-450AD
This was the first language we know about in the British Isles. They had their own individual traditions, culture and language. The things we know about the Celtic language comes from inscriptions in the runic alphabet. -
410
Romans 43BC-410AD
The Romans invaited the British Isles and brought the latin into the language. Many words we know today are from Latin and was giving by the Romans in the period 600BC-450AD -
Apr 11, 1066
Old English 450-1066
Anglo-saxon/Old english is the language spoken from 450-1066. The British Isles were invaited by people from Germany and Denmark, and they were the people who spoke the langauge and invented new words as: cow, house, bread and sword, About one third of the words we know and use today come from Old english. -
Apr 11, 1070
Middle English 1066-1476
This period is from 1066-1476 and it was in this period the invasions finally stopped! English took over from French. The common people still spoke the Old english, but the English king spoke and his elite spoke french. The shift from Old english to Middel english was a slow process. (Books were published!) -
Apr 12, 1564
Shakespeare 1564-1616
Shakespeare created many new words and is known for his beautiful language. Shakespeare is representing the Early Modern English. -
Early Modern English 1476-1800
In this period they didn't know how to write and print correctly, because there were neither dictionaries nor grammar books. But later unknown parts of the world were explored which created changes in the language. At the end the english language were finally arisen. -
Modern English 1800-2012
The language in this period is a lot like the language we have now. The english has been shaped by many events and is in a continuous development. -
Vikings 800
The Vikings came from Denmark and Norway, and they developed a language which today is called danish and norwegian. The language the Vikings spoke made a huge influence on the language. Words like: Knife, window, egg and places like Tenby..
