Germanic Invasions by Elena Oliete

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eoliete — 2025-10-14 11:41:50 UTC

The Germanic tribes were the Angles, Saxons and Jutes who came from the continent and invaded Britain in the 5th century.

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Group 5: Pablo, Leo y Marina

2025-10-16 11:57:01 UTC

When: In the 6th and 7th centuries through Britain.

Why: Because Romans had already become Christians by Emperor Constantin in the 4th century.

How: It came from two directions:

• ROME. South of England: St Augustine (the first archbishop of Canterbury) in 597. They had hierarchical structures. of the Roman Church, having power and authority together with the monarchs.

• IRELAND. Ireland had become Christian in 432 (St. Patrick). Scotland and Northern England were also converted.

They converted ordinary people to Christianism. ~~Also, missioners such as St. Augustine were sent by the Pope in order to convert Anglo-Saxon kings.~~ They formed monasteries, and later on they were used as places of learning and education, as well as trade centers, because they spoke Latin, the lingua franca.

Candela, Roberto, Ikram, Flore, Maram

2025-10-16 11:58:15 UTC

The Heptarchy was a settlement of the Anglo, Saxon and Jutes which divided the land in seven territories, which were: Northumbria, Mercia, Kent, Essex, Wessex, Sussex and East Anglia.. The three most powerful kingdoms were Northumbria, Mercia and Wessex.

María-Vicenta Suadu Youcef y Rocío

eoliete — 2025-10-16 12:03:35 UTC

They came because of multiple reasons, a few of them being the Hun’s invasion and lack of food.

When they arrived at East Britain, after helping the Romans fight against north Celts,they found the land very suitable for them,for it was fertile and safe from the European continent

The Romans had left in 410AD. The inhabitants of the British Isles were mostly Celtic peoples,specifically Britons in the areas where the tribes invaded, some of these Britons were romanized after centuries under Roman rule

Names: Cristina, Aisha, Beatris and Yosune.

2025-10-16 12:05:57 UTC

Alfred the Great was the ruler of Wessex during the time of the Viking conquests he raised an army to fight the Vikings and came to an agreement with the Danes so that they could live in an area of central-east England (Peace of Edington, 878) which was called the Danelaw. He also made many improvements to the army and navy and to education and laws.
King Edgar, Alfred's grandson, is relevant because he became king of nearly all of present-day England and for the first time the name 'England' (Land of Angles) was used. He was called 'The peaceful' because he consolidated political unit of the kingdoms .

Carmen, Estela, Jon, Torin

2025-10-16 12:06:30 UTC

Culture: most of the Germanic people were originlly pagan but converted to Christianity in the 6th and 7th centuries.

Language: Latin was used only in the Church, and Anglo-Saxons spoke Germanic languages, turning into the whole base of Old English.

Administration: German people were governed by common law, tribal assemblies where important decissions were made. The land was divided into administrative areas (shires), managed by a local administrator: the shire reeve. They introduced new farming methods and founded self-sufficient villages.

Politics: fragmentation of power and decentralized rule (power based on personal loyalty and kinship ties).They created the King's Council (Witan).

Names: Sara Stroe, Ana Maria Caraman, Ainara Bernal, Tina Bondía.

2025-10-16 12:07:03 UTC

The historical King Arthur was a romanized Celt monarch from Wales (or the area of Cornwall), who is thought to have lived during the 6th century. He is mostly remembered for having rebelled against the Germanic invaders who irrupted in Britain.

On the other hand, this historical figure cannot be mistaken with that of the legends.

The legendary King Arthur represented the idea of a brave, chivalrous sovereign. Alongside his famous "Knights of the Round Table" (like Lancelot, Perceval and Galahad), and with the aid of his mentor Merlin "the Wizard", King Arthur ventured in search of the Holy Grail, in open opposition to his historical counterpart, who is believed to have been Pagan and not Christian.

eoliete — 2025-10-16 12:11:45 UTC

8th/9th centuries: Vikings, Norsemen or Danes, from Scandinavia

Three stages:

1.Plunder (793) - Vikings begin to pillage coastal towns by way of Norway and Denmark

2.Colonization (835) - Vikings start making more regular raids and conquests with larger armies.

3.Settlement (878) – Alfred “the Great” defeats the Vikings at Edington; He forces them to retreat to the Danelaw in eastern Britain