From the 4th to the 6th Centuries, Angles, Saxons, Jutes and other Germanic Tribes defeated the last legions of the Roman Empire in Britain. They then established small kingdoms. "England" means Land of the Angles.
Around 597 A.D. Ethelbert, King of Kent welcomed Augustine, the Christian missionary to his kingdom and he accepted Christianity. Wihin the century, most of Britain had converted to Christianity.....................................................................................................................................
Around 597 A.D. Ethelbert, King of Kent welcomed Augustine, the Christian missionary to his kingdom and he accepted Christianity. Wihin the century, most of Britain had converted to Christianity.....................................................................................................................................
Romanised Briton leaders operated the Roman system of local government until about 446, when they made a final, fruitless appeal to Rome for protection. From then onwards, power fell more and more into the hands of local chiefs. From time to time, some of them established a lordship over others. Tradition says that one such overlord, Vortigern, controlled an area from Kent to South Wales. During the post Roman period Celtic traditions again briefly came to the fore in Britain.
The Anglo-Saxon raids continued. They found the island easy to invade. In the south and west a low coast thrusts out toward the continent. The invaders plundered city after city and drove the Britons ever farther westward. From the coast navigable rivers lead inland across a rolling plain. The land itself, covered with green the year round, seemed miraculous. Farmers and herdsmen followed in the wake of the warriors. They cleared the forests for farmland and built long-houses grouped around the large log hall of their chief, which was decorated with carving and paint and hung with shining armour.
The Anglo-Saxon raids continued. They found the island easy to invade. In the south and west a low coast thrusts out toward the continent. The invaders plundered city after city and drove the Britons ever farther westward. From the coast navigable rivers lead inland across a rolling plain. The land itself, covered with green the year round, seemed miraculous. Farmers and herdsmen followed in the wake of the warriors. They cleared the forests for farmland and built long-houses grouped around the large log hall of their chief, which was decorated with carving and paint and hung with shining armour.
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