Old English refers to the earliest recorded stage of the English language from around 450AD to 1100AD. It was brought to Britain by Germanic tribes like the Saxons, Angles, and Jutes following the collapse of Roman rule in the 5th century. Over time, the different Germanic dialects mixed and began developing into Old English. Latin was also introduced during the Roman occupation and later through Christianity, contributing words and influencing the developing language. Various outside groups like the Vikings and Normans later invaded and influenced Old English with additional loanwords and pronunciation changes before it transitioned into Middle English.

1. Richard Chasi
HISTORY OF ENGLISH
Old English

2. INTRODUCCIÓN
Old English is the name given to the earliest recorded stage of
the English language, up to approximately 1150AD. It refers to
the language as it was used in the long period of time from the
coming of Germanic invaders and settlers to Britain—in the
period following the collapse of Roman Britain in the early fifth
century—up to the Norman Conquest of 1066, and beyond into
the first century of Norman rule in England. It is thus first and
foremost the language of the people normally referred to by
historians as the Anglo-Saxons.

3. ENGLISH CA. 450 TO CA. 1100 (OLD ENGLISH)
• Celtics tribes come from Europe
lived in Britain in iron age for over
500 years until the arrival of the
Romans, They were the first know
to be recorded in Britain before the
following invasions of the island.
INVADERS• Romans invaded Britain and
stayed for 400 years, time in
which Celts British learnt to
speak and write Latin. In
other words, a new language
is introduced.
• Germans attacked to
Romans and left out
Britain AD 410

4. The Vikings called Danes by
Anglo Saxons. They come from
Denmark and Norway.
Influence in language:
Words began with sk: skin, skirt,
sky
Pronouns adjectives; they, their,
them
The Normans – French invaders 1066
French dominate for 200 years, until
13th century.
Use mainly by the upper class,
ordinary people use English
OTHERS
INVADERS

5. Saxons, Angles, and Jutes came from Germany and Dermark in
the middle of 5th century A.D. people speak dialects of language
(Englisc) and they called British Celts wealas that means
foreigners
By the end of 5th c. English language began to develop with the
contribution of Germanic and aglo saxons tribes.
Through the years, the Saxons, Angles and Jutes mixed their
different Germanic dialects. This group of dialects forms what
linguists refer to as Old English or Anglo-Saxon. The word
"English" was in Old English "Englisc", and that comes from the
name of the Angles. The Angles were named from Engle, their
land of origin.

6. Rome introduce Latin words in commerce,
religion, army, etc.
Political and socio-cultural background is the product
of invasions that had let them the interchange of
culture, language and economy. For example:
Prehistoric inhabitants: the IBERIANS, Celtas, romans,
Vikings from Scandinavia occupied much of
Northumbria, Mercia and East Anglia

7. Christianity introduce more Latin in the
English later on
In the century XI the appears the Christianization period which was very influent because
the members of the church were the primarily users of written language but the lack of a
political unity encouraged the existence of a number of dialects and a culture shock. Old
English are Latin-English glossaries from around the year 700 and it was very distinct
from its Germanic sister languages as a result of many sound changes, for instance:
anser goos (i.e. ‘goose’), lepus, leporis hara (i.e. ‘hare’), nimbus storm (i.e. ‘storm’), olor
suan (i.e. ‘swan’).

8. English is a period where involved culture shock, language interchange, the social
coexistence between the conquered and conquering peoples as well as the loss and the
recovery of language through conquests having as main actor Alfred the Great and his
own people who knew how to defend their cultural and linguistic heritage.
CONCLUSION