The Anglo Saxon period of Great Britain dates back to the 4th and 5th century. The end of fourth century is a quite a significant period in the history of England ,After the Roman empire collapsed their control over Britain decreased and paved way for the arrival of Germanic tribes like the Angles Saxons and Jutes. With the fall of Roman Empire the influence of Latin in Britain also declined and led to the popular acceptance of the language of the Anglo Saxons. Anglo Saxon basically constituted of four major tribes that came from Denmark and northern Germany. The literature of this period falls into two categories one under the Pagans and the other Christianity. Once the Anglo Saxons started ruling the islands their language became popular among the masses. It was a mix of native Anglo and Frisian and now known as Old English. All the tribes spoke languages that were slight variations of the native West Germanic tongue. The early Anglo Saxons used angular, Runes alphabet and later quickly adopted the new roman alphabets but with many additions of their own. The seven days of the week are originally derived from Anglo Saxon for example Sunday (Suns day). The Beowulf penned by an unknown author remains the most acclaimed master piece of the old English language written somewhere between 8th and 11th century. The Anglo Saxons occupancy of the society might have been relatively a short period but they left behind the legacy and sowed the seeds of the world’s most widespread and expressive language English.
The remarkable Norman Conquest and invasion of England took place in the year 1066 under William the Conqueror. It is widely claimed that the kingdom of England was promised to William by his predecessor Edward the Confessor. But soon after Edwards’s sudden death the throne was taken over by Harold Godwinson. It was then in the year 1066 William came to England with his entire army and defeated Harold in the battle of Hastings. During Williams rule French...