The Jutes were one of the Germanic tribes who settled in Great Britain after the departure of the Romans. According to Bede, they were one of the three most powerful Germanic nations, along with the A
Landing of the Jutes in Britain by Byam Shaw, c. 1898
Reconstructions of clothes from Illerup Ådal, Moesgård Museum.
Quoit brooch found in Sarre, Kent. Part of the British Museum collection.
Monument in Swanscombe to Kent's agreement with William the Conqueror.
Bede, OSB, also known as the Venerable Bede or Bede the Venerable, was an English Benedictine monk, author and scholar. He was one of the best known writers during the Early Middle Ages, and his most
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…The Jutes ( JOOTS) were one of the Germanic tribes who settled in Great Britain after the departure of the Romans. According to Bede, they were one of the three most powerful Germanic nations, along with the Angles and the Saxons: Those who came over were of the three most powerful…
The Venerable Bede writing. Detail from a 12th-century codex.
Stained glass at Gloucester Cathedral depicting Bede dictating to a scribe
Bede's tomb in the Galilee Chapel at the west end of Durham Cathedral
The Venerable Bede writing the Ecclesiastical History of the English People, from a 12th-century codex at Engelberg Abbey, Switzerland