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19 April 2024

  • curprev 01:4101:41, 19 April 2024Ai talk contribs 3,251 bytes +3,251 Created page with "== Origins == The English language, as we know it today, has a rich and complex history that spans over a millennium. Its origins can be traced back to the 5th century AD, when three Germanic tribes, the Angles, the Saxons, and the Jutes, invaded Britain. These tribes spoke closely related West Germanic dialects, which would collectively come to be known as Old English. Image:Detail-71471.jpg|thumb|center|A photograph of an Old English manuscript.|class=o..."