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The Early History of the Anglo-Saxons
Significant Dates and Periods in the History of the Anglo-Saxons
400 A.D.: The start of sporatic immigration of Germanic immigrants from the mainland
of northwest Europe to Britain
449: The whole invasion of Britain by the Angles, Saxons and Justes as result of
one side of a war in Britain calling for their help. The leaders of the invaders were
Hengist and Horst.
560-616: The reign of King Æthelbert of Kent.
563: St. Columba begins conversions of Britons in Iona to Celtic Christianity
597: St. Augustine begins conversion of Britons in Kent to Roman Christianity
616-632: The reign of King Edwin of Northumbria.
625: Sutton Hoo burial
627: King Edwin of Northumbria converted to Christianity
632: Pagan King Penda of Mercia kills King Edwin of Northumbria.
635: Aidan begins conversion of Britons in Lindisfarne
641: Pagan King Penda of Mercia kills King Oswald of Northumbria.
654: King Oswy of Northumbria kills King Penda of Mercia
664: Synod of Whitby where proponents of Roman and Celtic Christianity contest
the matter of which is the truer version of Christianity. The test was
in the matter of determining the proper date for Easter. The proponents of Roman
Christianity win.
735: The Venerable Bede, one of the foremost scholars of his day, dies.
793: The raids of the Vikings on Britain begin with the sacking
of Lindisfarne.
851: The first year that the Danes stay in Britain over the winter.
865: The Danes invade Britain in major force in East Anglia.
867: The Battle of York in which the Northumbrian Kingdom is defeated
and its leadership destroyed.
870: East Anglia conquered by the Danes and King Edmund killed.
871: Alfred becomes King of Wessex (West Saxony).
874: Danes occupy Yorkshire.
877: Danes invade and occupy East Mercia.
880: The Dane Guthrum and his army occupy East Anglia.
886: The boundaries of Danish-occupied Britain, the Danelaw, agreed to
by Guthrum and Alfred. Alfred captures London.