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  Anglo-Saxons - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Perhaps under Offa of Mercia, and certainly under Alfred the Great and his successors, a kingdom of the Anglo-Saxons existed, which developed into the kingdom of England in the 10th century, one of the main developments of Anglo-Saxon history.
Anglo-Saxon art covers the period from the time of King Alfred (871-899), with the revival of English culture after the end of the Viking raids, to the early 12th century, when Romanesque art became the new movement.
Anglo-Saxon, also called Old English, was the language spoken under Alfred the Great and continued to be the common language of England (non-Danelaw) until after the Norman Conquest of 1066 when, under the influence of the Anglo-Norman language spoken by the Norman ruling class, it changed into Middle English roughly between 1150-1500.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Anglo-Saxons   (3062 words)

  
 Old English language
After the process of unification of the diverse Anglo-Saxon kingdoms in 878 by Alfred the Great, there is a marked decline in the importance of regional dialects.
However, the bulk of the surviving documents from the Anglo-Saxon period are written in the dialect of Wessex, Alfred's kingdom.
Not only this, but Alfred was passionate about the spread of the vernacular and brought many scribes to his region from Mercia in order that previously unwritten texts be recorded.
www.brainyencyclopedia.com /encyclopedia/o/ol/old_english_language.html   (2773 words)

  
 The Ultimate Old English language Dog Breeds Information Guide and Reference
The portion of Mercia and all of Kent that were both successfully defended, were then integrated into Wessex.
The Church was likewise affected, especially since Alfred initiated an ambitious programme to translate religious materials into the vernacular.
Alfred himself seems to have translated books out of Latin and into English, notably Pope Gregory I's treatise on administration, "Pastoral Care ".
www.dogluvers.com /dog_breeds/Old_English_language   (3749 words)

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