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+ The old English faced extinction from across the sea.
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Medieval monastery 8 century + The Vikings sacked and burned the religious center of Christianity.
+ The end of a civilization.
+ The written culture was in a ruinous state
+ The scholarly tradition had declined
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Spoken English survived 9 century
+ King Alfred promoted literacy and re store the English language
+ Translated books from Latin into English
+ One of his legacy was that English language was the most prestigious
King Alfred died 899
language than ever before.
Other invasions 11 century + English seemed secure
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The Normans + The Normans appeared to claim the throne.
+ Willian was crowned in a service conducted in English and Latin
+ New king and new language were the authority in England
+ French was the language that spelled out the architecture of the new social
New king 1066 order.
+ 10000 words colonized the English language
+ England was the country of three languages where English was a poor third
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