Some History Facts from Mists. Historical Evidence: Rome Rome invades Britain in about 43 BCE Rome deserts Britain around 420 CE With Rome in Britain.

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Some History Facts from Mists

Historical Evidence: Rome Rome invades Britain in about 43 BCE Rome deserts Britain around 420 CE With Rome in Britain –Celts were protected from invaders –Relative peace, stability, technological improvements

Historical Evidence: Rome Without Rome Celts needed to replace –civic administration –military administration –military personnel –technological maintenance

Quick Timeline 43 Rome invades 60/61 Boudica revolts 122 Hadrian’s wall begun 364 Picts, Saxons, Scots, and Atacotti raise hell 401/402 Roman troops withdrawn Saxons raid 410 Visigoths sack Rome; Honorius tells Britons to defend themselves

At Same Time Patrick active in Ireland Vortigern (high king?) invites Saxons to defend against northern invaders –begins strife with Germanic peoples Ambrosius Aurelianus fights against Saxons

Historical Evidence: Germanic Tribes 449: Anglos, Saxons, and Jutes begin invasions –Tribes from Northern Europe –Germanic –Originally raiders –Eventually settled Devastated Celtic peoples

Historic Events: Northern Invasions Germans weren’t only problem Irish tribe from North –Scots –Conquered –Scotland as well

Celtic British Response Seem to have elected supreme ruler in time of war –High king –rex bellorum literally, king of war Vortigern (ca ) –Caused major problems

Vortigern High king Threatened from North –Scots –Picts Hired Saxon and Jute Mercenaries –Led by Hengist & Horsa –Payment: lands to settle (447ish) Germans stayed

Anglo-Saxons Initially settled on coasts Rebelled against Britons (~442) Expanded holdings –Drove Celts into Wales, Cornwall, Ireland, Brittany (NW France) 449 more invasions from continent –Joined with resident Anglo-Saxons

Anglo-Saxons Celts fought back –Launched campaign against Anglo-Saxons –~500: Celtic victory at Mt. Badon 540: De Excidio Britanniae (The Fall of Britain) –Gildas –Laments fall of Britain to Anglo-Saxons

Anglo-Saxon Dominance By end of 6th Century –Anglo-Saxons dominated Britain –Pushed Celts to Wales Cornwall Brittany Ireland Scotland 597: Gregory the Great sends St. Augustine to Christianize Anglo-Saxons

Anglo- Saxons & Celts

Excalibur Fabled sword of Arthur Cover of Mists –anything wrong with this? –This type of sword didn’t exist in the 6th century world

Excalibur Typical Medieval Swords

Excalibur Celtic Sword Viking Sword