Project Gutenberg 2005-10-02 Public domain in the USA. 123 Allen, Grant 1848 1899 Allen, Charles Grant Blairfindie Anglo-Saxon Britain Early Britain Reading ease score: 54.0 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. Produced by Clare Boothby, Annika Feilbach and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net "Anglo-Saxon Britain" by Grant Allen is a historical account written in the late 19th century. The work explores the period of early English conquest and focuses on the social aspects of life in Britain during that time, rather than solely political events. The author aims to present a sketch of the Anglo-Saxon influence on the development of modern British life, drawing attention to the cultural and societal elements introduced by the early settlers. At the start of the text, Allen provides an overview of the origins of the Anglo-Saxon people, detailing their ancestral roots in Central Asia. He highlights their transition from a fierce warrior culture to settling in Britain, describing the process of colonization and the new social structures that emerged. The narrative reflects on the interaction between the Anglo-Saxons and the indigenous Celtic populations, emphasizing the complexities of this early period in British history. Furthermore, Allen points out the significance of language and the evolution of community identities that shaped the emerging nation of England. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Anglo-Saxons Great Britain -- History -- Anglo-Saxon period, 449-1066 DA Text Browsing: History - British Browsing: History - General 427066 427065 2024-10-07T12:23:15.741940 2023-09-07T12:28:09.929471 text/html text/html 425833 2020-12-12T14:56:46 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 299755 2020-12-12T14:56:46 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 377018 2024-10-07T12:23:24.040847 application/epub+zip 381778 2024-10-07T12:23:17.924897 application/epub+zip 231666 2024-10-07T12:23:16.573922 application/epub+zip 590087 2024-10-07T12:23:28.592857 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 554977 2024-10-07T12:23:23.128841 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 381016 2022-09-08T07:34:12.572552 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 385114 2024-10-07T12:23:14.665884 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 384921 2020-12-12T14:56:46 text/plain; charset=utf-8 145061 2020-12-12T14:56:46 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 384554 2020-12-12T14:56:46 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 144924 2020-12-12T14:56:46 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 384975 2020-12-12T14:56:46 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 144865 2020-12-12T14:56:46 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 22735 2024-10-07T12:23:29.128815 application/rdf+xml 15000 2024-10-07T12:23:17.142876 image/jpeg 3928 2024-10-07T12:23:16.858887 image/jpeg 366807 2024-10-07T12:23:15.782884 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia