The Germanic language was brought to Britain by which of the following groups? Select all that apply.
Angles
Saxons
Romans
Normans
Jutes
Greeks
The correct answers are Angles, Saxons and Jutes. It took place in the middle of the fifth and seventh centuries. This brought the displacement of Celtic languages that ruled previously. This is the English language that we know as Old English or Anglo-Saxon, and it is the earliest form of English spoken in England. The settlement of the Anglo-Saxon was followed by the establishments of kingdoms in Britain and then in the rest of modern England. In the year 1066, English was replaced temporarily by the Anglo-Norman, which was considered the language of the upper classes.
