Wars & Events
The Anglo-Saxons
Jutes, Angles and Saxons who invaded after the Romans left in AD 410; their languages became the basis of modern English.
Key facts
- Jutes, Angles and Saxons invaded after the Romans left in AD 410.
- Their languages are the basis of modern English.
- St Patrick (patron saint of Ireland) and St Columba (who founded a monastery on Iona) spread Christianity from Ireland in the north.
- St Augustine led missionaries from Rome in the south and became the first Archbishop of Canterbury.
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