A first book in American history with European beginnings . s of this king and his court, butunfortunately it seems difficult to base them on any rate King Arthur and his followers, though modelsof chivalrous knighthood, were unable to save Britainfrom the fierce northern enemies who killed and plunderedtill the poor Britons longed for the return of their sternRoman masters. But Rome was too busy with homeaffairs to respond to their pleas for help. So, in despair,the Britons asked the Germans to come and drive outthe Picts and Scots, and offered them land in return fordefense. Now it
A first book in American history with European beginnings . s of this king and his court, butunfortunately it seems difficult to base them on any rate King Arthur and his followers, though modelsof chivalrous knighthood, were unable to save Britainfrom the fierce northern enemies who killed and plunderedtill the poor Britons longed for the return of their sternRoman masters. But Rome was too busy with homeaffairs to respond to their pleas for help. So, in despair,the Britons asked the Germans to come and drive outthe Picts and Scots, and offered them land in return fordefense. Now it happened that at this time two men, named34 BRITAIN, OR ENGLAND Hengist and Horsa, were powerful leaders of a Germanictribe called the Jutes. And, tempted by the Britonsoffer of land, Hengist and Horsa decided to lead theirfollowers to Britain. In the year 449 they landed andset themselves to overcoming the Picts and Scots. Buthardly was this done and their reward granted to them,before other Germans began coming in great numbers tojoin Hengist and Saxon Invaders of England. These other Germans were the Saxons and the at once they and the Jutes concluded that theywould not stay on the land earned by defeating the Pictsand Scots, but that they would conquer all of Britainand have it for their own. Since they were less civilized than the tribes which. 35 A FIRST BOOK IN AMERICAN HISTORY had overrun Italy and France, they did more damagewhen they undertook to conquer Britain. Cities were laid waste, splendid Roman buildings wereruined, and even the churches were burned to Britons were killed or enslaved or driven from theland and nearly all traces of Roman civilization werewiped out. Not only did the Saxons and Angles set up their ownlanguage, religion, and customs, but they changed thevery name of the country they had vanquished. Britainwas no longer called Britain, but Angleland, which namewas later shortened to England. AUGUSTINE All this time Chris
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