1.0 - 1 Anglo Saxons England 500-1066
The History of England
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History of the Anglo-Saxons
There are other sources and bits and bobs. Tacitus in the 1st century made some commentary on the Germanic tribes. Procopius inserted a chapter from conversations he'd clearly had from a barbarian about Britain. And then there's Nenius was a mad Welsh monk who wrote in the late 8th century, although actually the authorship is in doubt. It's a rather difficult source, full of speculative events which make it difficult to sort the wheat from the chaff. In general, I think the Anglo-Saxons get a pretty poor deal in history. Until we get to Alfred, that's basically a lot as concerns chroniclers. But with Alfred you even get
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