Old and Middle English3 Conquests UESTC1Key points 1nEarly SettlersnCelts2Key points 23 conquestsnRoman conquest 罗马征服罗马征服nAnglo-Saxon conquest 盎格鲁撒克盎格鲁撒克逊征服逊征服nNorman conquest 诺曼征服诺曼征服3The Anglo-Saxons: 4491066300s B.C.Celts in Britain55 B.CA.D.409Roman conquestA.D. 449Anglo-Saxon conquestA.D. 400699Spread of ChristianityA.D. 1066Norman conquestA.D.600A.D.300A.D. 1300 B.C.A.D.900A.D. 12004English is a Melting Pot of Indo-European LanguagesCeltic Latin German French5The first Englishmen were foreignersBritons (Celts)RomansAnglo-SaxonsNormansReview6Key points 3The Anglo-Saxon Period LiteraturenThe Song of Beowulf 贝奥武夫之歌贝奥武夫之歌nthe first English national epic7The late middle age literatureKey AuthornGeoffrey Chaucer 杰弗里杰弗里乔叟乔叟 The Canterbury Tales 8