Contemporary Event: Roman emperors of the East were struggling with barbaric tribes.

Council of Whitby (664) decided that English Church should remain loyal to Rome.

Saxons began to have a literature. The famous poet was Caedmon.

Contemporary Events: The Saracens under Mohammed (died 632) and his successors were conquering in southern Europe and northern Africa.

The Kingdoms of Angles and Saxons were gradually uniting. Bede was the famous teacher. The epic, Beowulf, was probably put into writing.

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