Chapter 3 · History
The Anglo-Saxons and Christianity
Source: Handbook p.40
The Roman army left Britain in AD 410. Britain was invaded by the Jutes, Angles and Saxons from northern Europe, whose languages formed the basis of modern English. By AD 600, Anglo-Saxon kingdoms were established, mainly in what is now England. St Augustine led missionaries from Rome and became the first Archbishop of Canterbury. St Patrick became the patron saint of Ireland, and St Columba founded a monastery at Iona. The Sutton Hoo ship burial in Suffolk preserved Anglo-Saxon treasures.
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