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Anglo-Saxons and the spread of Christianity

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After the Romans left, tribes from northern Europe known as the Anglo-Saxons settled in Britain, and their language is the basis of modern English. Christianity spread during this period through missionaries such as St Augustine and St Columba.

Memory tip: Anglo-Saxons gave us early English; St Augustine and St Columba spread Christianity.

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The language of which settlers forms the basis of modern English?

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