History
The tribes from Germany Angles, Saxon and Jutes
invaded the Britain
in the first part of the 5th century. They killing and driving out
the British in habitants to Wales
and cornwall.
Their settlements had developed into a Heptarchy
(group of 7 kingdoms) made up of Kent,
Sussex, Essex,
Wessex, East Anglia, Mercia
and Northumbria.
Each king was elected by a Witan (council of Wisemen).
From about 513 AD to 537 AD a Celtic leader named Arthur fought bravely against
the Anglo-Saxon invaders and became the ure of legend King Arthur. In 597 AD
Augustine a missionary sent from Rome arrived in
Kent and established a
Christian church at Canterbury,
where he became the first Archbishop of Canterbury.
Language Germany
Literature Epic Poem
Art Anglo-Saxon art
PURSELID Comes from the
treasure inside the ship in Suffolk.
At the bottom there is an image of an eagle seizing a duck, and at the sides a
man being attacked by two wild boars, both are shown in gold, enamel and glass
like stones
