Anglo Saxon Invasion (449 AD)

 The use of West Germanic Dialect.

 Englisc was the language of Angles.
 Anglo Saxons use their own language.
 Anglo-Saxon runic inscription (oldest known sample of the English language).
 1/3 of Anglo-Saxon vocabulary survives into modern English.
 The English spoken by Britons as Celtic died out 

The Old English or Anglo Saxon Period (500-1100)

Arrival of Christian Missionaries (597 AD)

 The dialects of various invaders give rise to the “Old English.”

 Present the Bible (written in Latin) in Anglo-Saxon
 Caedmon learns English writing and turns stories into poetics songs in his own language.
 Church Latin additions to English.
 The use of the L alphabet.
 Most Old English words (nouns) were borrowed from Latin Alphabet.

Viking Raids (787 AD)

 Waves of Viking raids begin.

Danes Raid England (Mid 9th Century)

 Danish begins to influence English.

Alfred the Great (Late 9th Century)

 Alfred the Great translates Latin works into English.

 English language is used to foster a sense of national identity.
 Writing of prose in English

West Saxon Dialect (10th century)

 West Saxon Dialect became the official language of England

 Old English was written in Runic.
 Runic (an angular alphabet) is made only straight lines.
 L alphabet remained the writing system of English
 Englisc 33 rune futhark (for esoteric and ritual purposes)

Beowulf (1000)
 The exact date of "Beowulf's" publication is unknown, 
 the longest surviving work of Anglo-Saxon literature
The Danish King Rules over England (Early 11th Century)
 The growth of Anglo-Saxon culture and literature
 The Vikings added many Norse Words in English language.
 No Brythonic words survived to pass into the English language.
Norman Invasion (1066)
 William is crowned King of England.
 Norman French becomes the language of the courts and of the upper classes
 Doomsday Book
 Insertion of French words in the English language.
 English became the language of the poor and illiterate.
 The use of English was banned.