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<p>62.252.64.16: /* Music and poetry */</p> <hr /> <div>The [[Anglo Saxon]] period of [[England]] lasted roughly from the [[5th century]] until the defeat of [[Harold Godwinson]] in 1066.<br /> <br /> ==History==<br /> <br /> At the beginning of the [[6th century]] England was populated by Brythonic [[Celt]]s and a migrant population of [[Angle]]s, [[Saxon]]s and [[Dane]]s. These groups gradually encroached, supported by further immigration from mainland Europe, displacing the British population. With the remnants of Celtic power pushed to the west in [[Wales]], [[Cumbria]] and [[Cornwall]], numerous [[Anglo-Saxon]] kingdoms began to emerge. The seven most powerful, known as the [[Heptarchy]], were successively united by war, until in 829 [[Egbert]] was named King of all England.<br /> <br /> ==Language==<br /> <br /> ''Main article: [[Old English]]''<br /> <br /> The Old-English language spoken by the Anglo-Saxons was a West Germanic language, related to Old Frisian and Old-Saxon.<br /> <br /> ==Names==<br /> <br /> ''Main article: [[Old English Names]]''<br /> <br /> * [[Old English alternate titles]]<br /> <br /> ==Arts and Sciences==<br /> <br /> ===Music and poetry===<br /> <br /> ''Main article: [[Anglo-Saxon Poetry]]''<br /> <br /> Very little is known about Anglo Saxon music, as only a small amount was ever written down. Several instruments are known about, some through archaeological digs.<br /> <br /> Anglo-Saxon poetry was mainly alliterative but end rhyme was sometimes used as in, for example, the Riming Poem.<br /> <br /> ===Fibre arts===<br /> <br /> * [[Anglo-Saxon embroidery]]<br /> <br /> ===Clothing===<br /> <br /> ''Main article: [[Anglo-Saxon clothing]]''</div>

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