OLD ENGLISH LITERATURE

Old English Literature

Old English Literature

In the fifth century C.E., the Rome had its downfall near to it, and the troops were withdrawn from the British Isles and its outskirts. Roads, baths and walls remained and Anglo-Saxons and Jutes were invited by Vortigern to join him in his military strength. Thus, Rome was soon invaded by a Germanic tribe from Denmark, known as Jutes 449 and this invasion was later followed by the Saxons and Anglo (Stenton, 1995). The social structure of the Anglo-Saxon comprised of the tribal units which were provided leadership by chieftains, another name for lords or ...