Anglo-Saxon England

E83701

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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All labels observed (13)

Label	Occurrences
Anglo-Saxon England canonical	89
Anglo-Saxon period	12
Anglo-Saxon	11
Late Anglo-Saxon England	5
Anglo-Saxon settlement of Britain	2
Anglo-Saxon era	1
Anglo-Saxon kingdoms	1
Anglo-Saxons	1
England (medieval)	1
Heptarchy of Anglo-Saxon England	1
Kingdom of the Anglo-Saxons	1
Late Anglo-Saxon period	1
pre-Conquest England	1

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	early medieval period ⓘ historical period ⓘ
capital	Winchester ⓘ
continent	Europe ⓘ
country	England ⓘ
culturalSphere	Celtic art ⓘ surface form: Insular art Anglo-Saxon literature ⓘ surface form: Old English literature
currency	silver penny ⓘ
endCause	Norman Conquest of England ⓘ
endTime	1066 ⓘ
ethnicGroup	Angles ⓘ Welsh people ⓘ surface form: Britons Jutes ⓘ Saxons ⓘ
followed	Roman Britain ⓘ
followedBy	Norman England ⓘ
governmentForm	monarchy ⓘ
hasPart	Danelaw ⓘ Earldom of Wessex ⓘ Kingdom of the East Angles ⓘ surface form: Kingdom of East Anglia Kingdom of Essex ⓘ Kingdom of Kent ⓘ Mercia ⓘ surface form: Kingdom of Mercia Kingdom of Northumbria ⓘ Kingdom of Sussex ⓘ Kingdom of Wessex ⓘ
language	Old English ⓘ
legalSystem	Anglo-Saxon law ⓘ
literaryWork	The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle ⓘ surface form: Anglo-Saxon Chronicle Beowulf ⓘ
locatedIn	British Isles ⓘ
notableRuler	King Alfred the Great ⓘ surface form: Alfred the Great Cnut the Great ⓘ Edgar the Peaceful ⓘ Edward the Confessor ⓘ Athelstan ⓘ surface form: Æthelstan
officialReligion	Western Christianity ⓘ surface form: 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 (127)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Saint Botolph → era → Anglo-Saxon England ⓘ

Alfred → historicalUsage → Anglo-Saxon England ⓘ

Earl → historicallyAssociatedWith → Anglo-Saxon England ⓘ

Edward the Exile → culture → Anglo-Saxon England ⓘ

Edgar Ætheling → ethnicGroup → Anglo-Saxon England ⓘ

this entity surface form: Anglo-Saxon

Edward the Confessor → era → Anglo-Saxon England ⓘ

this entity surface form: Late Anglo-Saxon period

Northumbrian → spokenIn → Anglo-Saxon England ⓘ

Edmund → culturalContext → Anglo-Saxon England ⓘ

this entity surface form: Anglo-Saxon

Cynewulf → region → Anglo-Saxon England ⓘ

House of Wessex → partOf → Anglo-Saxon England ⓘ

this entity surface form: Heptarchy of Anglo-Saxon England

Old Windsor → historicalPeriod → Anglo-Saxon England ⓘ

this entity surface form: Anglo-Saxon era

Watling Street → usedDuring → Anglo-Saxon England ⓘ

this entity surface form: Anglo-Saxon period

Venerable Bede → region → Anglo-Saxon England ⓘ

Tamworth → hasHistoricalEra → Anglo-Saxon England ⓘ

this entity surface form: Anglo-Saxon period

Danish conquest of England → relatedTo → Anglo-Saxon England ⓘ

Christianization of Scandinavia → influencedBy → Anglo-Saxon England ⓘ

Princess of England → precededBy → Anglo-Saxon England ⓘ

Botulf → placeOfBirth → Anglo-Saxon England ⓘ

Botulf → placeOfDeath → Anglo-Saxon England ⓘ

Botulf → culture → Anglo-Saxon England ⓘ

this entity surface form: Anglo-Saxon

Middle Saxons → partOf → Anglo-Saxon England ⓘ

Kingdom of the East Angles → partOf → Anglo-Saxon England ⓘ

Thorney Abbey (translated relics) → associatedSaintOrigin → Anglo-Saxon England ⓘ

Botwulf → ethnicGroup → Anglo-Saxon England ⓘ

this entity surface form: Anglo-Saxons

Botwulf → placeOfBirth → Anglo-Saxon England ⓘ

Parker Library manuscript collection → subject → Anglo-Saxon England ⓘ

King of the English → culturalContext → Anglo-Saxon England ⓘ

Edith of Wessex → era → Anglo-Saxon England ⓘ

this entity surface form: Late Anglo-Saxon England

Much Wenlock → hasHistoricalOrigin → Anglo-Saxon England ⓘ

this entity surface form: Anglo-Saxon period

Edmund Ironside → era → Anglo-Saxon England ⓘ

this entity surface form: Late Anglo-Saxon England

Good Queen Maud → ethnicGroup → Anglo-Saxon England ⓘ

this entity surface form: Anglo-Saxon

Anglo-Norman court → culture → Anglo-Saxon England ⓘ

this entity surface form: Anglo-Saxon

Justus of Canterbury → countryOfActivity → Anglo-Saxon England ⓘ

Eynsham → hasHistoricalPeriod → Anglo-Saxon England ⓘ

this entity surface form: Anglo-Saxon

Grendel → culture → Anglo-Saxon England ⓘ

this entity surface form: Anglo-Saxon

Nowell Codex → origin → Anglo-Saxon England ⓘ

Cotton Vitellius A XV → associatedWith → Anglo-Saxon England ⓘ

Catholic Homilies → period → Anglo-Saxon England ⓘ

Lives of Saints → culturalContext → Anglo-Saxon England ⓘ

Ælfric’s Grammar → culture → Anglo-Saxon England ⓘ

Preface to Genesis → literaryPeriod → Anglo-Saxon England ⓘ

this entity surface form: Anglo-Saxon period

Preface to Genesis → historicalEra → Anglo-Saxon England ⓘ

this entity surface form: pre-Conquest England

Letter to Wulfgeat → historicalPeriod → Anglo-Saxon England ⓘ

Letter to Brother Edward → culturalContext → Anglo-Saxon England ⓘ

Pastoral Letters → culturalContext → Anglo-Saxon England ⓘ

Old English homilies → timePeriod → Anglo-Saxon England ⓘ

this entity surface form: Anglo-Saxon period

Old English homilies → culturalContext → Anglo-Saxon England ⓘ

Edmund the Martyr, king of East Anglia → patronage → Anglo-Saxon England ⓘ

subject surface form: Edmund the Martyr

this entity surface form: England (medieval)

Grendel's mother → culture → Anglo-Saxon England ⓘ

this entity surface form: Anglo-Saxon

William of Malmesbury → wroteAbout → Anglo-Saxon England ⓘ