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                            THE ENGLISH KINGDOMS
    The Britons could not keep  their  land  free  for  a  long  time.  The
Germanic tribes from Western Europe-the Angles,  Saxons  and  Jutes—attacked
the coasts of  Вritain and after long wars with the Britons settled  on  the
British Isles. The Britons fought bravely against the enemies  and  defended
their land. But the enemies were stronger.  They  took  houses,  fields  and
cattle from the Britons. The Angles got most of  the  land  and  became  the
strongest  tribe. The Britons went to the  mountains  in  the  west  of  the
Isles and settled there. This part of Britain is called Wales now.  As  time
went on the two peoples - the Angles and the Saxons  -  grew  into  one  and
were called Anglo-Saxons.  They  called  their  speech  English,  and  their
country England - that is, the Land of the English.
    The Anglo-Saxons formed many kingdoms-Kent, Essex,  Wessex,  which  now
are counties of Great Britain. These kingdoms were at war with one  another.
The stronger kings took the land from the smaller kingdoms .


a  kingdom - королевство
a coast - берег
to form - образовывать
land-земля
a tribe - племя
Europe -Европа
the Angles - англы
the Saxons - саксы
the Jutes -юты
a county -графство
 a nation-нация
to settle - поселяться

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