Syllabus of Anglo-Saxon Literature (Classic Reprint)

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Excerpt from Syllabus of Anglo-Saxon Literature2. In consequence of the dangers which threatened the continental and more vital parts 'of the empire, the Roman army was withdrawn from the island early in the 5th century, and the Britons were left to struggle unaided against their Keltic kinsmen, the Picts and Scots on the north, and the Irish on the west (the coast of Wales), and against the German tribes that came in ever-growing numbers from across the North Sea. Tra dition tells us that these Germans were invited by the Britons to help them against the Picts and Scots, after defeating the northern invaders in a series of bloody battles, the Germans then turned their arms against.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.