1. 597: Augustine arrives in Kent to convert the Anglo-Saxons to Christianity.
2. 616: Ethelberht of Kent dies, marking the end of the Kentish dynasty.
3. 625: The Battle of Chester takes place, in which the Northumbrians defeat the Welsh.
4. 626: Edwin of Northumbria is killed at the Battle of Hatfield Chase.
5. 633: The Battle of Irchester takes place, in which the Mercians defeat the West Saxons.
6. 634: The Battle of Be∨bury takes place, in which the Mercians defeat the West Saxons again.
7. 642: The Battle of Maserfield takes place, in which the Mercians defeat the Northumbrians.
8. 655: The Battle of the Winwaed takes place, in which the Northumbrians defeat the Mercians.
9. 658: The Mercians conquer the kingdom of the East Angles.
10. 664: The Synod of Whitby takes place, in which the Celtic and Roman Christian traditions are reconciled.
11. 670: The Mercians conquer the kingdom of the West Saxons.
12. 679: The Battle of the Trent takes place, in which the Mercians defeat the Northumbrians.
13. 685: The Battle of Nechtansmere takes place, in which the Picts defeat the Northumbrians.
14. 694: The Mercians conquer the kingdom of the Kentish.
15. 716: The Battle of Coľchester takes place, in which the Mercians defeat the East Angles.
16. 722: The Battle of Hehilaford takes place, in which the Mercians defeat the West Saxons.
17. 731: The Venerable Bede completes his Ecclesiastical History.
18. 740: The Mercians conquer the kingdom of the Welsh.
19. 754: The Battle of Burford takes place, in which the Mercians defeat the West Saxons.
20. 757: The Battle of Hereford takes place, in which the Mercians defeat the Welsh.
Please note that this list is not exhaustive, and there were many other events that took place during the Anglo-Saxon age.
Here is the list of works written in the Anglo-Saxon age in chronological order, along with their authors:
1. Caedmon's Hymn (7th century) - Caedmon
2. The Poems of Aldhelm (c. 640-709) - Aldhelm
3. The Vision of the Cross (7th century) - Anonymous
4. The Dream of the Rood (7th century) - Anonymous
5. The Wanderer (7th century) - Anonymous
6. The Seafarer (7th century) - Anonymous
7. The Battle of Maldon (c. 991) - Anonymous
8. The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle (c. 890-1154) - Various authors
9. The Consolation of Philosophy (c. 849-899) - King Alfred
10. The Life of King Alfred (d. 909) - Asser
11. The Chronicle of Æthelweard (d. 998) - Æthelweard
12. The Manual of Byrhtferth (c. 970-1020) - Byrhtferth
13. The Homilies of Ælfric (c. 955-1010) - Ælfric of Eynsham
14. The Lives of the Saints (c. 955-1010) - Ælfric of Eynsham
15. The Sermons of Wulfstan (d. 1095) - Wulfstan
And here are some additional writers from the Anglo-Saxon age:
1. Bede (673-735) - "The Ecclesiastical History of the English People"
2. Paulinus of York (d. 644) - "The Life of St. Gregory"
3. Cuthbert of Lindisfarne (d. 687) - "The Life of St. Cuthbert"
4. Ecgbert of York (d. 766) - "The Dialogus Ecclesiasticae Institutionis"
5. Alcuin of York (c. 735-804) - "The Epistles of Alcuin"
6. Baldric of Utrecht (d. 757) - "The Life of St. Boniface"
7. Lul (d. 786) - "The Epistles of Lul"
8. Boniface (c. 675-754) - "The Epistles of Boniface"
Please note that this list is not exhaustive, and there were many other writers who contributed to the literary landscape of the Anglo-Saxon age.
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