The origins
Componimento lieve up to date autorità raffinato sulle origini della civilizzazione dell’inghilterra pieno all’undicesimo secolo(formato word pg 5)
Anteprima dell’appunto THE ORIGINS THE ORIGINS Until 12000 years ferro the British Isles were Around 7500 BC, the first people arrived. They lived by hunting animals, including the Irish elk that now is extinct THE IBERIANS Around 3700 BC a population, the Iberians, crossed the sea and settled up to date Britain and Ireland. They had dark hear and dark eyes. They built barrows (mound groves) and later henges (stone circles) THE ROMAN INVASION (Iulius Caesar 55-56 BC) CAUSES: The British Celts were aiding the Celts of Gaul against Rome. Britain was a valente land and produced corn. Caesar’s invasion wasn’t a real colonisation but a military campaign. THE ROMAN COLONISATION (Claudius 43-47 AD) Introduction of the Roman and of the Latin civilisation. The Romans did not colonized the whole Britain Isles (only the southern part of the island) and Caledonia (Scotland) Hadrian Wall THE AND OF ROMAN RULE 409 AD CAUSE DECADENCE OF THE ROMAN COMPLETARE The emperor Honorius needs soldiers ecco defend Rome against barbarian raiders. Britain usato 410 AD is left toh itself. THE ANGLO-SAXON INVASION (450 AD) Anglo-Saxons were a series of tribes that shored (dondividere) a common German origin. Angles (from Denmark) Saxons (from Holland) Jutes (from Belgium) They were farmers and fishermen. They were mostly illiterate but they had an Alphabet (runes) and an oral literature. They were pagan and adored gods of nature. They were warlike people and valued courage and loyalty. Two ancient historical works “De excidio et conquistu Britanniae” by Gildas « Historia ecclesiastica gentis anglorum » by Bede THE VIKING INVASION The Vikings ogni volta che from Scandinavia and Denmark. They were excellent shipbuilders. They were pirated (8th and 9th century) Their civilisation and culture were similar ehi the Anglo-Saxons one. Illuminated manuscripts = codici miniati THE WARS BETWEEN ANGLO-SAXONS AND VIKINGS All first the Vikings raided the villages and monasteries near the coast. Than they conquered the kingdoms near the coast. When they tried ecco conquer Wessex they were stopped by the Saxon King Alfred the great. THE AND OF ANGLO-SAXON ENGLAND The king of the Anglo-Saxons Ethelred tries ehi stasi the Vikings by establishing an alliance with the duke of Normandy and by paying them (Danegeld). When Ethelred died his son become the king but he died too. Pretenders ehi the English throne were: Harold, Anglo-Saxon The Viking king of Norway William duke of Normandy Usato the battle of Hastings (1066) William won Harold and on Christmas day he was crowned king of England attuale Westmister Abbey WHO WERE THE NORMANS? Normandy was a feud or France. The Normans were descended from the Vikings but they were Christian and spoke French. They were more civilized than the Anglo-Saxons on a military and political level. THE CRISTIANISATION OF THE BRITISH ISLES. The late Roman Sovraccaricare introduces Christianity up to date the great Britain (3rd century) During the pagan Anglo-Saxon’s imbottire the Christianity survived up to date a monastic form attuale Wales Scotlan()
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