Anglo-Saxon conquest of Britain

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historical event invasion of Britain migration military conquest

The Anglo-Saxon conquest of Britain was the gradual, often violent takeover and settlement of post-Roman Britain by Germanic peoples that led to the formation of early English kingdoms and the displacement of many native Britons.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form	Occurrences
Anglo-Saxon wars in Britain	1
Saxon conquest of Sussex	1

Statements (52)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	historical event ⓘ invasion of Britain ⓘ migration ⓘ military conquest ⓘ
country	Roman Britain NERFINISHED ⓘ
describedBySource	Anglo-Saxon Chronicle NERFINISHED ⓘ Bede's Ecclesiastical History of the English People NERFINISHED ⓘ Gildas's De Excidio et Conquestu Britanniae NERFINISHED ⓘ
endTime	7th century ⓘ
followedBy	Viking invasions of Britain NERFINISHED ⓘ formation of Anglo-Saxon England ⓘ
follows	Roman withdrawal from Britain ⓘ end of Roman rule in Britain ⓘ
hasCause	Germanic mercenary settlement in Britain ⓘ power vacuum after Roman withdrawal ⓘ raids by Germanic peoples on Roman Britain ⓘ
hasEffect	Anglicisation of lowland Britain NERFINISHED ⓘ Christianisation of Anglo-Saxon England NERFINISHED ⓘ creation of the Heptarchy ⓘ decline of Romano-British culture in eastern Britain ⓘ displacement of native Britons ⓘ formation of Anglo-Saxon kingdoms ⓘ spread of Old English language ⓘ
hasPart	Battle of Chester NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Crayford NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Deorham NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Mount Badon NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Wippedesfleot NERFINISHED ⓘ
involvesEthnicGroup	Celtic Britons NERFINISHED ⓘ Germanic peoples NERFINISHED ⓘ Picts NERFINISHED ⓘ Scots NERFINISHED ⓘ
location	Britain NERFINISHED ⓘ post-Roman Britain ⓘ
mainParticipants	Angles NERFINISHED ⓘ Anglo-Saxons NERFINISHED ⓘ Britons NERFINISHED ⓘ Jutes NERFINISHED ⓘ Saxons NERFINISHED ⓘ
significantPlace	Cornwall NERFINISHED ⓘ East Anglia NERFINISHED ⓘ Essex NERFINISHED ⓘ Kent NERFINISHED ⓘ Lowland Britain NERFINISHED ⓘ Mercia NERFINISHED ⓘ Midlands NERFINISHED ⓘ Northumbria NERFINISHED ⓘ Strathclyde NERFINISHED ⓘ Sussex NERFINISHED ⓘ Wales NERFINISHED ⓘ Wessex NERFINISHED ⓘ
startTime	5th century ⓘ

Referenced by (3)

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

Battle of Deorham → conflictType → Anglo-Saxon conquest of Britain ⓘ

Battle of Peonnum → partOf → Anglo-Saxon conquest of Britain ⓘ

this entity surface form: Anglo-Saxon wars in Britain

Kingdom of Sussex → militaryEvent → Anglo-Saxon conquest of Britain ⓘ

this entity surface form: Saxon conquest of Sussex