Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
• Latin-speaking Romans (
A.D.
1-500)
• Germanic tribes called Angles and Saxons (English is a Germanic language, and the
name England comes from “Angle-land”—island of the Angles)
• Vikings from Denmark (
A.D.
800)
• French-speaking Normans under William the Conqueror (1066-1250)