Anglo-Saxon England

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early medieval period historical period

Anglo-Saxon England was the early medieval period of English history, from the 5th century until the Norman Conquest in 1066, characterized by Germanic kingdoms, the spread of Christianity, and the development of Old English culture and law.

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Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	early medieval period → historical period →
capital	Winchester →
continent	Europe →
country	England →
culturalSphere	Insular art → Old English literature →
currency	silver penny →
endCause	Norman Conquest of England →
endTime	1066 →
ethnicGroup	Angles → Britons → Jutes → Saxons →
followed	Roman Britain →
followedBy	Norman England →
governmentForm	monarchy →
hasPart	Danelaw → Earldom of Wessex → Kingdom of East Anglia → Kingdom of Essex → Kingdom of Kent → Kingdom of Mercia → Kingdom of Northumbria → Kingdom of Sussex → Kingdom of Wessex →
language	Old English →
legalSystem	Anglo-Saxon law →
literaryWork	Anglo-Saxon Chronicle → Beowulf →
locatedIn	British Isles →
notableRuler	Alfred the Great → Cnut the Great → Edgar the Peaceful → Edward the Confessor → Æthelstan →
officialReligion	Latin Christianity →
religion	Anglo-Saxon paganism → Christianity →
significantEvent	Battle of Edington → Battle of Hastings → Christianization of Anglo-Saxon England → Danish conquest of England → Synod of Whitby → Treaty of Wedmore → Viking invasions of England → creation of the Danelaw →
startTime	5th century →
writingSystem	Latin alphabet → runic alphabet →

Referenced by (26)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
House of Wessex ("Heptarchy of Anglo-Saxon England") → Kingdom of the East Angles → Middle Saxons →	partOf
Botulf ("Anglo-Saxon") → Edward the Exile →	culture
Edward the Confessor ("Late Anglo-Saxon period") → Saint Botolph →	era
Botwulf ("Anglo-Saxons") → Edgar Ætheling ("Anglo-Saxon") →	ethnicGroup
Botulf → Botwulf →	placeOfBirth
Cynewulf → Venerable Bede →	region
Thorney Abbey (translated relics) →	associatedSaintOrigin
Edmund ("Anglo-Saxon") →	culturalContext
Tamworth ("Anglo-Saxon period") →	hasHistoricalEra
Earl →	historicallyAssociatedWith
Old Windsor ("Anglo-Saxon era") →	historicalPeriod
Alfred →	historicalUsage
Christianization of Scandinavia →	influencedBy
Botulf →	placeOfDeath
Princess of England →	precededBy
Danish conquest of England →	relatedTo
Northumbrian →	spokenIn
Parker Library manuscript collection →	subject
Watling Street ("Anglo-Saxon period") →	usedDuring