. The Bookshelf for boys and girls Historic Tales and Golden Deeds part 4. years the Romans kept Brit-ain. Then they were suddenly called back to helpRome against the enemies that were attackingher. The Britons were now left to take care ofthemselves. But no sooner had the Romans gonethan the Picts came ovei the border, and theScots sailed across from Ireland. The poorBritons had almost forgotten how to fight. Soin their trouble they began to seek help elsewhere. THE SAXONS AND JUTES COME ACROSSTHE NORTH SEA A very old book tells us that Vortigern, King ofKent, invited the Jutes and the Saxons
. The Bookshelf for boys and girls Historic Tales and Golden Deeds part 4. years the Romans kept Brit-ain. Then they were suddenly called back to helpRome against the enemies that were attackingher. The Britons were now left to take care ofthemselves. But no sooner had the Romans gonethan the Picts came ovei the border, and theScots sailed across from Ireland. The poorBritons had almost forgotten how to fight. Soin their trouble they began to seek help elsewhere. THE SAXONS AND JUTES COME ACROSSTHE NORTH SEA A very old book tells us that Vortigern, King ofKent, invited the Jutes and the Saxons to cometo his aid. The two great chiefs who landed inKent were named Hengist and Horsa, and theyreadily fought the Picts and the Scots. Thenthey looked round, and thought it would be apity to leave Britain. So they went to war withthe Britons, some of whom were driven into thewoods, while others were killed. The newcomers were not Christians. Theyworshiped many strange gods, such as Woden,and Thor, and Frea. Thor was the god whomade the thunder, and they were very much. td O a-< xvni—11 3«3 364 EARLY ENGLISH HISTORY STORIES FOR YOUNG FOLK afraid of him. But Frea gave them fruits andflowers, and they hked her. The days of theweek were named after these gods. Their re-Hgion was full of cruelty, and they believed insuch foolish things as fairies, elves, and witches,as well as in charms of all kinds. HOW CHRISTS RELIGION CAMETO ENGLAND At this time Kent was the brightest place in Eng-land. The King had married a Princess fromGaul, and she was a Christian. She brought withher a good priest, who prayed and preached inthe little Church of St. Martin, at , some years before this a good monk namedGregory had seen some fair-haired boys standingin the market-place at Rome. They were wait-ing to be sold as slaves, and the kind monk wasvery sorry to see them in such a sad plight. He asked who they were, and he was told thatthey were Angles; so he made a vow that hewould
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