61. USA & Britain In Prophecy historians generally agree that the angles, jutes and saxons allied iwth the jutes Thejutes left their and Manasseh (who became saxons) George Rawlinson http://www.british-israel.ca/usa22.htm

Who Were The Saxons? Page 22 The English Have descended from the Early "Germanic invaders of Britian. But exactly who are these people? The Germans migrated to England as the Angles, Saxons and the Jutes, in decades immediately following the depature of the Roman legionaires from Britian around 410 A.D. In The Story of English, a 1986 companion book to the PBS television series of the same name, authors McCrum, Cran and MacNeil say, "The tribes which now threatened the Celtic chiefs of Britain were essentially Germanic .... There are, Tacitus [famed Roman historian, c. 55-120 A.D.] writes, seven tribes.... One of these seven barbarous tribes was the Angli, known to history as the Angles, who probably inhabited the area that is now known as Schleswig-Holstein [immediately south of Denmark on the Jutland Peninsula].... The speech of the Angli belonged to the Germanic family of languages" (pp. 56-58). According to Encyclopaedia Britannica, the Angli (Angles) definitely had a close affinity with the Saxons ("Saxons," 11th ed., vol. 24). The Story of English continues, "To this day the [cultural] gap between the English on the one hand and the Welsh, the Scots and the Irish on the other, is often huge....

62. Anglo-Saxons Timeline King Aldred founds Monastery at Gloucester Alfred 'The great' becomes king of Seigeof Mount Badon Settlement of angles, jutes and saxons The unification http://www.timelines.info/history/continents_and_countries/europe/western_europe

Can't see the timeline? Click Here Home Continents and Countries Europe ... British Isles Anglo-Saxons Do you have any comments and suggestions about this timeline, please e-mail and tell us at: suggestions@timelines.info Events Alfred 'the Great' is born Aefsige: Becomes Archbishop of Canterbury Aethelstan defeats the Vikings Aethelstan: Becomes overlord King Aldred founds Monastery at Gloucester Alfred 'The Great' becomes king of Wessex Alfred goes to Rome Anglo-Saxon victory at Deorham Athelgar: Becomes Archbishop of Canterbury Aurelius Ambrosius joins the Roman senate. Battle of Camlann Battle of Edington Battle of Hastings Battle of Wippedesfleot Begginings of Pelagian heresy British resistance to Saxons Civil war and plague ravage Britain Consecration of Peterborough Abbey Danes attack East Anglia Danes impose a king on Northumbria Danish army take north-eastern third of England Danish invasion defeated Eadred: Becomes King of Wessex Edward becomes king Edward the Confessor Edward the Confessor dies Edwin of Northumbria converts Ethelbald becomes King of Wessex Foundation of the Anglo-Saxon kingdom Harold II Godwinson is crowned King of England Harold killed in Battle of Hastings Increasing Saxon settlement in Britain Increasing Saxon unrest King Cuthwulf of Wessex invades Midland Britain King of Wessex converted by Bishop Birinius London surrenders to the Danes Mass migration of British upper class to Armoric More Danes arrive in Britain Murder of Edward the Martyr Norman Conquest of Britain

63. Wood Surname History And Family Tree Wood history and family tree 1532-2000.Category Society Genealogy Personal Pages W...... We are Anglosaxons jutes and Vikings Wood is the Thirteenth most Popular name inGreat britain, Scotland's Finest of facts = The Engels or angles A Germanic http://web.ukonline.co.uk/footstepsofwood/

Loading please remain!!! UKonline Signup for the very best internet provider Click Scenes we shall never forget. "Remember Pearl Harbor". New Hit counter from 27 Aug 2002 Powered by counter.bloke.com align="center"> I dedicate my humble history to all who came to defend this British Nation in her hour of need,May God Bless them and keep them safe. Click Here For The Very Best Coats Of Arms The Authentic Coat Of Arms of Admiral Sir Andrew Wood Of Largo Scotland and Laird of MacDonald Clan. Hi there and a special welcome to all the family of Wode, Wood, Holz, Bosco, Dubois and Madera of the World. But first may I tell you, I have no qualifications at all, and I am a poor writer, so please accept my apologies. I was born in 1933 and I am now a grandfather and like my forefathers I am not a royalist or a racist or a religious bigot and you may find this information very boring but due to the amount of misleading and unproved information that's been written over hundreds of years and is still used today concerning our surname I have tried to put these records straight and it could be of interest to read my long years of research. My Story Click My Family Tree Wood Index Family Trees From Little Acorns Great Oak Trees Grow. From The Anglo-Saxon English Nation of just over one million people in 1066, came the Great Family Of Wood of Australia.Canada,New Zealand,and the USA..

64. White Revolution - Chapter5 angles, saxons and jutes landed and britain called Artorius, or Arthur led the WesternBritons into counter attacks against the Anglosaxons and defeated http://www.wnpuk.org/chapter5.html

CHAPTER FIVE The Romans in Britain In 55BC and again in 54BC. Julius Caesar made two abortive landings in Britain. The fierce Celtic tribes of the South-East, riding their war chariots out into the sea repelled him. It was not until over 100 years later that the Romans, under the rule of Claudius managed to get a foothold into Britain and eventually conquer most of the island. Contrary to multi-racial teaching, the Romans at this time were a purely Aryan people. The original Romans had been part of another wave of Aryans who had pushed down into Italy and after overthrowing the Etruscans had established a city state which became one of the greatest empires the world has ever known. It was not until much later when the original Roman yeoman stock had been diluted by inter-breeding, that Rome became soft and flabby. The original Roman legions were made up of true Roman citizens, many of them farmers called to the colours in times of crisis. Later, Rome because of slavery and a lax policy of granting Roman citizenship to practically all the peoples within its jurisdiction that Rome became a multi-racial entity and therefore doomed to fall. However at the time of the Roman invasion of Britain, the Romans were a virile and healthy people, expanding as our forefathers always have, and conquering. After much fighting, especially the great revolt of the Iceni under their warrior queen, Boadecia, the Celts fell under the relatively mild Roman yoke, and Britain as far north as the Antonine Wall in Scotland, became Romanised. Beyond the wall, the Celtic Picts and Scottii retained their fierce independence.

65. The Settlement Of Britain Dialect area. jutes, South east, Kent, Isle of Wight, Kent, Kentish. saxons, NorthernGermany, South of Thames, Wessex, Sussex, Essex, West Saxon (standard!). angles, http://mailbox.univie.ac.at/hans.platzer/spext/settl0.htm

66. Passport To Tax-Free International Living: United Kingdom 5th century, britain was invaded by the Germanic tribes of angles, saxons, and jutes. timethe angles became dominant in the land of the angles or Anglo http://www.retirementhavens.com/residencehavens/unitedkingdom.html

This site is hosted by Netfirms Web Hosting United Kingdom The United Kingdom, often referred to as Great Britain, Britain, or England, consists of the island of Great Britain, which includes England, Scotland, and Wales, and the northern one-sixth of the island of Ireland. The total area of the United Kingdom is 94,227 square miles (244,046 square kilometers), or slightly smaller than the area of Oregon. The terrain is mostly low mountains and rugged hills with rolling plains in the east and southeastern part of the England. The climate of the United Kingdom is temperate. Seasonal temperatures are moderated by a prevailing southwest wind over the North Atlantic Current, giving the lands of the United Kingdom average temperatures that are milder than would seem to be indicated by their latitude. Marked extremes of heat or cold are rare. Average annual temperatures range between 52 degrees F (about 11 degrees C) in the south and 48 degrees F (about 9 degrees C) in the northeast. Average seasonal temperatures vary between an average of about 61 degrees F (16 degrees C) in July to about 40 degrees F (4.5 degrees C) in January. The United Kingdom is known for its mists, fogs, and cloudy days. Indeed, overcast skies are more common than sunshine. Rainfall averages about 30 inches (76 centimeters) annually. The United Kingdom has a population of about 58,500,000. By far the English are the dominant group, comprising about 81% of the country's population, with the rest being comprised of Scots, 10%, Irish, 2%, Welsh, 2%, Ulster, 2%, with West Indians, Pakistanis, and others accounting for the rest. Because the United Kingdom does not include a question on religion on its census, it is difficult to provide accurate numbers on religion. However, by far the largest religious group in the country is the Anglican Church, followed by Roman Catholics, Muslims, Presbyterians, Methodists, Sikhs, Hindus, and Jews. English, of course, is the major language, with Welsh and Scottish also spoken in their respective regions. The literacy rate of the country is 99%.

67. History Of The UK Fire Service Early britain, In great britain, until the invasions of angles, saxons andJutes, the villages of the day did not worry too much about fire risk. http://www.leicsfire.org.uk/history.htm

The Official Site of the Leicestershire Fire and Rescue Service The Leicestershire History is currently being researched and produced, in the mean time we hope you enjoy our "Snippetts" of UK Fire Service History. HELP!! If you have any information that you think would be useful for our History Pages (on Leicestershire)- Photos, articles etc, please e-mail us. SNIPPETTS OF UK FIRE HISTORY Early Days Early Britain Organised at Last! The World Wars ... Post war to Present Early Days There was no organised fire fighting until Roman times (The Greeks fought fires with whatever resources were available, but no special equipment or organised manpower were used). Early attempts by the Romans to create an organised fire brigade were not that successful as they consisted of slaves who- for obvious reasons- were not that enthusiastic in carrying out the dangerous task of fire fighting. For several hundred years the situation continued- the authorities threatening to raise taxes if the citizens continued to harass them for a proper fire brigade. A disastrous fire in AD6 destroyed nearly a quarter of Rome and caused such an outcry that Emperor Augustus organised a fire brigade himself. He formed the first highly trained fire brigade called the "Corps of Vigiles". This group was very successful and so lasted 500 years!!! The collapse of the Roman Empire also saw the end of the first organised fire brigade.

68. HISTORY OF IMMIGRATION TO BRITAIN between the provinces of the jutes and the saxons'. Jutland peninsula; the territoryof the jutes lay in AD, and then in 793 AD against the angles monastery of http://www.sovereignty.org.uk/features/articles/immig.html

A HISTORY OF IMMIGRATION TO BRITAIN The following article by Alistair McConnachie appeared in a Special Report enclosed free with the November 2002 issue of Sovereignty, available from the address at the bottom of this webpage. PRE-HISTORY At the end of the Mesolithic time, 4,000 BC, there may have been around 3,000 people in Britain. At the beginning of the Bronze Age, 2,500 BC, the population has been estimated at 20,000, and rising, by the later Bronze Age, 1000-700 BC, to around 100,000. By 100 BC there may have been around 250,000 people in Britain, which had risen to 500,000 by 50 BC. THE CELTS These were the related tribes of the BRITONS, SCOTS/GAELS and PICTS . Celtic languages evolved during the Later Bronze Age, around 1000 BC. Where did they come from? There is little to suggest major population movement occurred during the Iron Age, 700 BC-43 AD. The Celts descended in large part from Britain's own Neolithic people. ROMANS 43-410 AD The invasion saw around 20,000 combat troops and the same number of auxiliaries, making a figure of around 40-45,000. The Romans kept around 16,000 legionaries stationed here, with perhaps around the same number of dependants and auxiliaries

69. United Kingdom History 5th and 6th century, Settlement of angles, saxons, Frisians and jutes as part structuringof the country, particularly under Alfred the great as King http://www.auswaertiges-amt.de/www/en/laenderinfos/laender/laender_ausgabe_html?

70. United Kingdom - CIRS is a succession of invasions, due to Romans, and then to hordes of angles, Saxonsand jutes. In 1707, the Act of Union created the great britain, an union http://www.cirs-tm.org/Pays/europe/roy-uni/flag.htm

Name : United Kingdom Official name : United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland System of government : Constitutional monarchy National anthem Geography London. Population 59,7 millions (2002). Anglican (47%), Roman Catholic (9%), Presbyterian (4%), Muslim (3%), Methodist (1%), others (36%). Economy World leader in the 19th century, the British economy is still very powerful, in the image of its capital, London, the first financial place in Europe. In the meanwhile, Great Britain has faced an important crisis in its manufacturing sector, balanced with the growth of the industry of services. Banking and other industrial services represent now about the two third of the GDP and the workforce of the country. The government plays an important role in the economy. It's a major employer and has a central role in some sectors like health, part of the welfare system. The British economy has changed a lot since the mid-1970s : it was boosted by the discovery of oil reserves in the North Sea. The country is now self-sufficient in petroleum. Inflation and balance of trade have also been improved. The agriculture is highly intensive and productive. Thanks to innovations in mechanization and biological engineering, the country is now less dependent than in the past.

71. Jutes - DBA 75c DBA does a great disservice to the Early Germanics that I But where, oh where, arethe jutes? three very powerful Germanic tribes, the saxons, angles and jutes http://www.fanaticus.org/DBA/armies/var75c.html

DBA Resource Page Variant Armies The Jutes (430 - 800 AD) - DBA 75c DBA does a great disservice to the Early Germanics that I intend to set right here in the DBA Resource Page! For those of you who like to game the post-Roman Germanic "invasions" of Europe and especially Britain, DBA provides official army lists for Franks, Burgundians, Alans, Rugians, Saxons, Frisians, Suevi, Bavarians and even Thuringians. But where, oh where, are the Jutes? The Venerable Bede records the arrival of large numbers of Germanic settlers in Britain beginning in the 430s, and notes: They came from three very powerful Germanic tribes, the Saxons, Angles and Jutes. The people of Kent and the inhabitants of the Isle of Wight are of Jutish origin, and also those opposite the Isle of Wight, that part of the kingdom of Wessex which is still today called the nation of the Jutes Actually it is likely that Britain had some previous experience of the Jutes, who hailed from Jutland, in what is now Denmark. There are suggestions of earlier Jutish raids on the Northumbrian coast, which are reminiscent of their Viking relations who were to make a nuisance of themselves some 400-500 years later. It also seems that some Jutes may have been brought to the Isles and employed as mercenaries before the fall of Romano-Britain. Kent was a significant kingdom in southeast Britain from 455 AD until the late 750s, when Offa of Mercia effectively made the Kentish king his vassal. It was founded (per historical accounts) by the german Hengest, who rallied the natives and drove out the British in 455 AD, thus thwarting the aspirations of Vortigern. Kent's population was apparently comprised of Saxons as well as Jutes, Frisians and others, and Hengest's own ancestory is not clear, so it would probably be an error to characterize Kent as a Jutish kingdom. However, there was clearly a Jutish dynasty installed on the Isle of Wight, which repelled at least one Mercian invasion and resisted the tide of Christianity until the late 600s.

72. History AngloSaxon britain. 440, Invasions of the angles, saxons and jutes. 450, saxonssettle in Kent. 926, Eastern England (Danelaw) is conquered by the saxons. http://www.fatbadgers.co.uk/Britain/history.htm

Timeline of British History Prehistoric Britain 6000 BC Britain is connected to the European land mass and is separated from the continent by melting ice forming the English Channel. Neolithic age begins. Bronze Age begins Trade routes begin to form Small Villages are first formed Migration of Celtic people from Southern Europe Iron Age begins Roman Britain Julius Caesar enters Britain but later withdraws 43 AD Claudius invades and Britain becomes part of the Roman Empire Romans conquer Wales and the North Emperor Hadrian builds a wall on the Scottish Border Romans conquer Scotland St Alban becomes the 1st Christian martyr The Picts and Scots attack the border The Romans withdraw from Britain Anglo -Saxon Britain Invasions of the Angles, Saxons and Jutes Saxons settle in Kent Seven kingdoms are created across Britain Northumbria becomes the Supreme Kingdom Mercia becomes the Supreme Kingdom and King Offa builds a Dyke along the Welsh Border First invasion by the Vikings Wessex becomes the Supreme Kingdom King Alfred defeats the Vikings but allows them to settle in Eastern England Eastern England (Danelaw) is conquered by the Saxons King Canute of Denmark captures the English Crown Edward the Confessor becomes King The Middle Ages William of Normandy defeats Harold at the Battle of Hastings with a lucky shot and becomes King of England The Domesday Book is compiled to claim taxes from every manor in England Archbishop of Canterbury, Thomas a Becket is murdered by the knights of Henry II

73. Old English Pages: Historical Contexts According to the Venerable Bede, the Germanic invaders and settlers who began toarrive in 5th century britain included angles, saxons, jutes, Frisians, and http://www.georgetown.edu/faculty/ballc/oe/oe-historical.html

Old English Pages Historical Contexts Beginnings: textual sources The Roman historian Tacitus, writing around 98 AD, gives us a picture of Germanic culture around the turn of the millennium his Germania may not be entirely reliable, but it is a good place to start. An English translation is available under Tacitus: Germania in Paul Halsall's Internet Medieval Sourcebook According to the Venerable Bede, the Germanic invaders and settlers who began to arrive in 5th century Britain included Angles, Saxons, Jutes, Frisians , and Danes. The monk Gildas, writing in the first half of the 6th century, provides a nearly contemporary account of their coming. Excerpts from a translation of Gildas' de Excidio Britanniae are available in the Internet Medieval Sourcebook, under Gildas: The Ruin of Britain For a useful summary of key events, see Britannia Internet Magazine's Timeline of British History . For printed resources, see Simon Keynes' Anglo-Saxon History: A Select Bibliography To put it all in context, Matthew White has drawn us a map of Anglo-Saxon England The archeological record The claims and dates offered by early writer such as Tacitus, Gildas and Bede must be evaluated in the light of evidence from the archeological record. The

74. Britain's Bible Heritage is literally covenant man and britain , covenant land a reminder to us of God'sgreat and unfailing the year 1066 AD (the angles, saxons, jutes, Scots, Picts http://www.caic.org.au/biblebase/rci/pbi.htm

BRITAIN'S BIBLE HERITAGE - DISCOVERING THE IDENTITY OF ISRAEL'S LOST TRIBES The literal descendants of the lost ten-tribed House of Israel are found today in the British Commonwealth of Nations, the United States of America, and certain areas of north-western Europe, particularly Denmark, Sweden, Norway and Holland. Without a knowledge of this amazing truth, the full understanding of the prophecies of the Bible is impossible. Two-thirds of the Bible is devoted to the formation of the Israel nation, its history, its prophetic role in world happenings over the last 2,000 years, and its ultimate destiny in the coming age of Christ's reign on earth. Identifying the Anglo-Saxon-Celtic nations with the Israel of the Bible is a key that unlocks the mysteries of Bible prophecy. GOD'S PROMISES FULFILLED To Abraham, God said: "I will make of you a great nation . .. and make your name great" (Genesis 12:2). The only nation today that may be identified by name with this verse is "Great Britain". Genesis 17:6 declares: "I will make you exceedingly fruitful, and I will make nations of you, and kings shall come from you." To Isaac, God said: "In blessing I will bless you, and in multiplying I will multiply your descendants as the stars of heaven, and as the sand of the sea shore; and your descendants shall possess the gate of their enemies. In your seed, all the nations of the earth shall be blessed; because you have obeyed my voice." (Genesis 22:17-18) To Jacob, the father of Israel, God said: " . . . your descendants shall be as the dust of the earth; you shall spread abroad to the west (U.SA.) and the east (India/Asia), to the north (U.K. and Canada) and the south (Africa/Australia); and in you and in your seed shall all families of the earth be blessed" (Genesis 28:14).

75. Periods Of British History AngloSaxon britain. 440, Invasions of the angles, saxons and jutes. 926,Eastern England (Danelaw) is conquered by the saxons. http://www.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/Homework/timeline.html

History Time Line Homepage Pokemon Journey Site Map Jokes and Brain Teasers ... Cool Kids Zone ......Timeline of Britain's History ......... Major events in British history...... YOU ARE HERE Homepage Site Map Homework Index History ... Science Prehistoric Britain 6000 BC Britain is connected to the European land mass and is separated from the continent by melting ice forming the English Channel. Neolithic age begins. Bronze Age begins Trade routes begin to form Small Villages are first formed Migration of Celtic people from Southern Europe Iron Age begins Roman Britain Julius Caesar enters Britain but later withdraws 43 AD Claudius invades and Britain becomes part of the Roman Empire Romans conquer Wales and the North Emperor Hadrian builds a wall on the Scottish Border Romans conquer Scotland St Alban becomes the 1st Christian martyr The Picts and Scots attack the border The Romans withdraw from Britain Anglo -Saxon Britain Invasions of the Angles, Saxons and Jutes

76. The 5th Century Anglo-Saxon Invasion Of England Chronicle was compiled in the court of King Alfred the great of Wessex 42. Bede statedthat the invaders came from the continental angles, saxons and jutes. http://emuseum.mnsu.edu/prehistory/vikings/asinv.html

Vikings in North America Anglo-Saxon England E-mail Author THE END OF ROMAN BRITAIN: ASSESSING THE ANGLO-SAXON INVASIONS OF THE FIFTH CENTURY BY WILLIAM BAKKEN NOVEMBER 16, 1994 Contents Introduction Primary Literary Sources Archaeology Place-Name Studies ... Bibliography Introduction The years between the collapse of the Roman government in Britain in the early years of the fifth century and the arrival of St Augustine at the end of the sixth were a period of significant change. During that time, the physical character of the people and their language and institutions were completely altered. A Germanic people replaced the Celtic British, or at least became a significant part of the population of lowland Britain. Germanic dialects replaced Latin or Celtic and loose knit and feuding hereditary kingships replaced the more centrally governed Roman provinces. Because this change took place while the Germanic immigrants were pagan and illiterate, the process was not well recorded. Traditionally, the first Germanic warband arrived in Britain in the mid fifth century to serve as mercenary troops at the invitation of the British sub-Roman government. When the government failed in their agreement to supply them, these troops revolted. This revolt touched a significant part of the country. Then, the first settlers invited their relatives from overseas to join them. At the beginning of the sixth century, the Germanic peoples rapid spread through the country was checked for a time by the British, but by the mid sixth century they started to expand again. By the time of Augustine's arrival, they controlled much of the lowlands and were expanding to the north and west.

77. Invaders! - Angles, Saxons, Vikings The main groups being jutes from the Jutland peninsula (modern Denmark); angles fromAngeln in southwest Jutland and the saxons from northwest Germany. http://www.historic-uk.com/HistoryUK/England-History/Invaders.htm

78. Is Your Name “MUDD” The jutes settled in the area known today as Kent, the saxons settled north andsouth of the River Thames, and the angles to the east and north http://www-personal.umich.edu/~dmudd/Is Your Name.htm

Is Your Name “MUDD”? My adaptation of an article by F.D. Car ( Interlude Magazine , February 1977) concerning the Anglo-Saxon origin of names such as “Mudd”. The Saxons came to be known as fierce raiders in Roman Britain long before the infamous Viking invasions. No group of fierce barbarian tribes has affected the world as much as the Angles, Saxons and Jutes. Their language, laws and customs are practiced in some form or other by most of the western world today. Two thousand years ago these tribes lived in Denmark, the lower Rhine region and a peninsula in northwest Germany called Sleswig-Holstein. They were collectively called Saxons after a long knife they carried called a Scramasax. The Saxons lived in a northwest enclave of the vast, powerful, but loosely knit nation of peoples called the Celts. Their dominion, which was much larger than that of the Saxons, extended from the upper Danube regions of eastern central Europe to the wild western shores of Ireland. At about the time Christ died, the Celts of southern Britain had been conquered and were being ruled by the Romans. The Anglo-Saxons of that time were pastoral people working small farms by a method of farming which is still practiced today: one field was left fallow or unused so that the soil became revitalized for more crops in an other year. Because they lived close to the sea, they also learned the skills that eventually made them a great sea-faring nation.

79. History Of The White Race: Chapter 28 The offer was accepted but the jutes brought with their racial cousins, includingthe dreaded saxons and a of other Germanic tribes - the angles from Denmark http://www.stormfront.org/whitehistory/hwr28i.htm

MARCH OF THE TITANS - A HISTORY OF THE WHITE RACE CHAPTER 28 : THE SCEPTERED ISLE - ENGLAND, SCOTLAND, WALES AND THE UNITED KINGDOM Part I : Ancient Britain Even its most vehement detractors will admit that the nation of Great Britain has been one of the foremost countries of modern Western Civilization. Its achievements are legion - at one stage its empire existed on all the continents of the world except Antarctica. Its language became the second most widely spoken language on earth (after Chinese) - its writers, poets and playwrights were the greatest the world has ever seen since the days of the Greek classics - and its history and culture has become ingrained in the traditions of many people on earth. Britain was also directly responsible for the initial mass settlement of the North American continent that, together with immigrants from the rest of Europe, created the giant that became America. The industrial revolution, which it spearheaded, shaped the infrastructure of the current world. Yet it is a small island, barely over half the size of France. The history of this island of kings and queens is remarkable one and worthy of an overview. Unfortunately much of English history is also filled with incessant petty squabbling and infighting.

80. British Accents? dialects began with the true English the Anglo-saxons, a general term for theGermanic invaders comprised mainly of angles, saxons, jutes, Frisians and http://englishhistory.info/forum/Main01/messages/643002819.html

English History Info Home Page Forum Main01 Room English History Forum: British accents? Posted by: Stephen White ( mr_s_white@ThisIsToPreventSpam-532-RemoveThis.hotmail.com ) on 25 Dec 2002 at 6:58:20 PM In-Reply-To: English accent posted by anonymous on 9:36:59 PM 26 Jul 2002 : Why do the British talk with an accent and how did it evolve? There is no single British accent so perhaps you mean English accent - anyone who has citizenship in the UK is classed as British. The development of a language is affected by many variables over time and is always adapting. However, it is highly likely that regional dialects began with the true English - the Anglo-Saxons, a general term for the Germanic invaders comprised mainly of Angles, Saxons, Jutes, Frisians and Franks who came here in force at around 450AD. The dialects undoubtedly became established at this time. However, they would have been influenced further by the Danish and Norwegian invaders we call the Vikings - more so the Danes. The impact of Norse and associated dialects probably affected the northern part of England - the Normans (under William the Bastard, arriving in 1066) probably affected the southern dialects most of all. However, both invaders affected the composition of the language nationwide. Hope this helps. I'm sure others can add to this and probably correct me on a few things.

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