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the southern i peoct 450 AD, most of Great Britain — like After a period in
mcs By the cialis the Netherlands — was under Roman which they were
Empire Was thr, eaans fourth century, however, the Roman content to plun-
Were under orl srieney On all sides. In Britain, the Romans der, pillage and
European ns by the Celts, and their position on the return home, ie
Romans wikia was difficult as well. In about 450, the Anglo-Saxon rai-
remained of the oe from Britain in order to defend what ders gradually
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themsely S bes the Romano-British found British soil. Some

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Sea Came th cape Ireland, while from across the North by overlords. Wars ber a
Present-da BS Angles, Saxons and Jutes. Originating in frequent, and the pattern ©
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had oe enmark and northern Germany, these tribes Wales, Scotland and ea regions the
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warriors. These men formed 2 ™ re valuables and land
rewarded by the king with oo - support at time of
in return for their loyalty and the

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war. In this period, loyalty was greatly prize
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his king until death —

ing’s. Fleeing from battle was

owardice and shame. When they

uld meet in the king's

the ultimate form of ¢

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great hall to eat, drink and listen to stories and poems.

However, society wasn’t made up entirely of kings and

warriors, of course. Most people were farmers, who wor-
ked the land from sunup till sundown. Unfortunately
we know less about them than about the ruling classes.
Nevertheless, the archaeological record tells us that there
was trade with Scandinavia and the European mainland,
including Friesland. From the seventh century, monks,
priests and bishops also played important roles in society.
At the end of the sixth century, the pope had sent missi-
onaries to Britain to convert the heathen! Anglo-Saxons

r | . ) to Christianity. Some of the kings soon adopted the new

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