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Presentation. About the evolution of the English language from the beginning until 1405. The Danes in Britain. King Alfred the Great ( A.D. 849 - A.D. 887 ). k ing of Wessex escaped after a lost battle against the Dane Guthorm won decisive battle by Eddington  886: Danelaw

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  1. Presentation About the evolution of the English language from the beginning until 1405

  2. The Danes in Britain

  3. King Alfred the Great(A.D. 849 - A.D. 887) • king of Wessex • escaped after a lost battle against the Dane Guthorm • won decisive battle by Eddington  886: Danelaw • Fortified the borders: medieval Anglo-Saxon name for these fortresses: burh  nowadays in city names: -bury • codifier of law, a promoter of education and a supporter of the arts • translated books from Latine into Anglo- Saxon

  4. The French Invasion • 'The Battle of Hastings was the last time England was successfully invaded and conquered by a foreign army.'

  5. Guillaume le Conquerant(William the Conqueror) • Rather Normanns than French • 1066: battle of Hastings • Beginning of the reign of the Plantagenets • No English king until 1405 (war of the Roses)

  6. Stylistic pairs ask – question – interrogate fast – firm – secure fear – terror – trepidation time – age – epoch need/ask – demand, requirement etc.

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