Anglo-Saxon Time Line

Indigenous (original) population: Celts

55 B.C. Julius Caesar (Roman) conquers Briton

400 A.D. Germanic invasions: Jutes, Geats, Danes, Angles, Saxons

410 A.D. Roman legions withdraw in order to protect Rome

597 A.D. St. Augustine brings Christianity back to England

793 A.D. Viking (Danes) invasions

1066 A.D. Norman invasion, William the Conqueror. The last time Britain is invaded.

Eighth century: Beowulf written. Britain at this time is Christian, organized, and controlled by an aristocratic civilization. When the Germanic and Scandanavian tribes, such as the Geats and the Danes invaded Britain, they brought their stories with them, one of which was the story of a hero, Beowulf.