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Anglo-Saxon England began with the withdrawal of the Last Roman Legion from Celtic Briton, at the start of the fall of the Roman Empire, in 410AD

Though the Anglo-Saxons never fully eliminated all elements of Celtic life, customs and language in Briton, the ancestors / traditions of which still exist today in the South West of England and in Wales, Ireland and Scotland, they were the dominant culture and force in England for over 600 years from 410 AD until 'Battle of Hastings' in 1066 AD

On the 5th July, 2009, whilst metal-detecting on farmland in southern Staffordshire, Terry Herbert began to unearth the largest hoard of Anglo-Saxon treasure ever found. Comprising over 1500 items in gold, silver and other alloys and valued at £3.3 million, the collection is thought to date back to the late 7th and early 8th centuries. St Justin has recreated history by producing items inspired by this amazing find.

The Anglo-Saxon History in Celtic Briton

Anglo-Saxon England began with the withdrawal of the Last Roman Legion from Celtic Briton, at the start of the fall of the Roman Empire, in 410AD. This event opened the door to the hoards of Saxons, and Angles from the German / Northern Europe regions of Angeln and Saxony who, having landed along much of the entire Eastern Seaboard of England, heralded the decline of Celtic Britons dominance of these British Isles as the Anglo-Saxons pushed ever aggressively westward across the entire length of the Country. This advance was only halted for a short period of history, sometime between the late 490's AD into the early 500's AD, by the uniting of Celtic Chieftains / Clans under the leadership of a ' leader of Battles' A Celtic Warlord (Dux Bellorum / 'Duke' or 'Lord' of Battles) which History has come to identify as the Legendary 'King Arthur' of the Britons.

At this time, the Jutes and the Frisians from Denmark were also settling in the British Isles, but the Anglo-Saxon settlers were effectively their own masters in a new land and they did little to keep the legacy of the Romans alive. They replaced the Roman stone buildings with their own wooden ones, and spoke their own language, which gave rise to the English spoken today.

The Anglo-Saxons also brought their own religious beliefs, but the arrival of Saint Augustine in 597 converted most of the country to Christianity.

The Anglo-Saxon period lasted for 600 years, from 410 to 1066, and in that time Britain's political landscape underwent many changes.

The early settlers kept to small tribal groups, forming kingdoms and sub-kingdoms. By the ninth century, the country was divided into four kingdoms - Northumbria, Mercia, East Anglia and Wessex.

Wessex was the only one of these kingdoms to survive the Viking invasions. Eric Bloodaxe, the Viking ruler of York, was killed by the Wessex army in 954 and England was united under one king - Edred.

Most of the information we have about the Anglo-Saxons comes from the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle, a year-by-year account of all the major events of the time. Among other things it describes the rise and fall of the bishops and kings and the important battles of the period. It begins with the story of Hengist and Horsa in AD 449.

Anglo-Saxon rule came to an end in 1066, soon after the death of Edward the Confessor, who had no heir. He had supposedly willed the kingdom to William of Normandy, but also seemed to favour Harold Godwinson as his successor.

Harold was crowned king immediately after Edward died, but he failed in his attempt to defend his crown, when William and an invading army crossed the Channel from France to claim it for himself. Harold was defeated by the Normans at the Battle of Hastings in October 1066, and thus a new era was ushered in.

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