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Age of Antiquity » 400 AD/CE » 407 AD/CE

Britain is Invaded by Germans

When: 407 AD/CE
Where: Britain, Roman Empire, Europe
     
         



In the early fifth century, the Romans had withdrawn from Britain, leading to invasions by the Saxons, Angles, and Jutes. The Germans took advantage of this situation and set up settlements on the coasts. In 449 AD, as the engaged battles further inland, they encounterd resistance from the West Saxons. Eventually half of the island was conquered, cities fell into disrepair, and civilization came to a halt there.



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