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Title: How Engla-lond became England.
Review: Book gives an overview of what is known about life 1000 years ago; and in large part how England became England. The mixture of Celtic, Roman, Anglo-Saxon, & Danish peoples and customs intermingles to create what became the English language and culture. The year 1000 was the very beginning of that mixture. I found the book to be engaging in the way it is written, not too scholarly - written for the lay person and provides interesting anecdotes of everyday life at the first millenium. The conditions that our ancestors lived seem awful, but proves the amazing adaptability of human beings. Though living conditions have changed, seems that basic human motivations were essentially the same.I also enjoyed how the authors from time to time explain the history of common English words we use today & how they developed from this era.
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