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to the Norman conquest 1,100 years later, the britons were beset- and the eventual nation was shaped- by invaders. they came to conquer and stayed to build.

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roman defended Rome against invaders, witch allowed them to advance and allowed kingdoms to established

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Rome cleric arrived in Anglo-Saxon trying to convert there pagan to Christianity, along with trying to spread his faith in England, by the end of it all he achieved leadership in scholarship Europe.

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Beowulf is composed by an unknown poet

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Europe Charlemagne crowend king of the franks, becomes rule of what would be called the holy roman empire

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first legation to England conduct first coronation.

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Vikings attack Lindisfarne.

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Vikings sack Langdon in 842 and 851

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when the Vikings tried to overrun the rest of the island, they were stopped by Alfred the great, now considered the first king of England.

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king Alfred defeats Vikings at wessex

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king Alfred, now called the great captured London and accepted as ruler of all the English

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king Alfred orders compilation of the Anglos-Saxon Crhonicles which continues into twelfth century

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western Europe feudalism develops

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Saxon monks old English poems into the Exeter book.

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Erik the red establishes first Viking colony in greenland

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English are defeated by Danes at battle of Maldon.

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year cited by historians as end of dark Ages.

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English accept Sweyn, king of Denmark, as ruler.

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North America Vikings Leif Erikson explores Canadian coast

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Historical Macbeth becomes king of Scotland after killing king Duncan

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Normans defeat Saxon at Hasting, William the conqueror becomes king of England