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【正文】 cond part of the rhyming slang is often omitted. is an ancient Celtic language. In 1535 Welsh was forbidden as an official language, but in 1965 it was given equality with English for all official use in Wales. Welsh literature dates back to the 6th century AD. Much early Welsh poetry is heroic or elegiac, and concerns pre Christian heroes, and their exploits. Welsh literature had a profound influence in medieval Europe, as it is the source both of Arthurian legend and that of the Holy Grail. From 15th century on ward classical Welsh literature declined.Chapter 3 after 700 BC the Celts from upper Rhine Land of northwest Europe came to settle on the British Isles. The first wave of Celtic invaders was the Gales, whose language is still spoken in Scotland. From about 500 BC another group of Celts called Brythons came and drove the Gales to the north and west. From the Brythons came the English name for Britain. A third wave, Belgae from Northern Gaul, arrived about 100 BC and occupied the greater part of what are now known as the Home Counties. Roman occupation of Britain lasted nearly 400 years, and it was the Roman who brought Christianity to England. Norman Conquest was in effect a French conquest and the imposition upon England of a ruling French aristocracy. In the consequence, NormanFrench of the conquerors replace English as an authoritative language in England. English became lowerclass language. It was not until 14th century that English again became the language of richer and cultural class. So Middle English(11501450) was strongly modified by an extensive infusion of French vocabulary.Chapter 4 Great Chapter was signed by King John in 1215. This feudal contract guaranteed the barons’ traditional feudal rights. It was chiefly important as an expressing of the principle of limited governme
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