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The first place the Vikings raided in Britain was the monastery at Lindisfarne, a small holy island just off the northeast coast of England
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King Alfred of Wessex defeated Guthrum, leader of the invading Norse army
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Cnut the great was king of Denmark, England and Norway. He was born in Denmark (Danish) and was a Christian
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The last Anglo- Saxon king Harold was defeated by the Norman king William (the conqueror)
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This is when most changes in grammar and vocabulary begin to become noticeable.
Borrowing from the French language became common -
The Romans left England. The settlement of Anglo- Saxons occurred over about 40 years from the beginning of the fifth century when they would come and take land for themselves.
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The Danelaw was a Nose kingdom which consisted of 14 shires: York, Derby, Hertford, Middlesex, Buckinghamshire...
