Note: Project Gutenberg also has an HTML version of this file which includes the original illustrations. See 45366-h.htm or 45366-h.zip: (http://www.gutenberg.org/files/45366/45366-h/45366-h.htm) or (http://www.gutenberg.org/files/45366/45366-h.zip) Images of the original pages are available through Internet Archive. See https://archive.org/details/historyofanglos00mill Transcriber's note: Text enclosed by underscores is in italics (_italics_). There are several "Parts" in this book. Only the last one is listed in the Table of Contents. The titles of the parts are enclosed by equal signs (example: =The Saxon Invasion.=). The page numbers in the Table of Contents usually refer to the end of the chapter, rather than to the beginning. The List of Illustrations follows the last chapter of the book. The footnotes were moved to the end of this eBook. Other Transcriber's notes will be found after the footnotes. [Illustration: _Conversion of Ethelbert._] HISTORY OF THE ANGLO-SAXONS: From the Earliest Period to the Norman Conquest. by THOMAS MILLER, Author of "Royston Gower," "Lady Jane Grey," "Pictures of Country Life," etc. SECOND EDITION. London: David Bogue, Fleet Street. MDCCCL. CONTENTS. CHAPTER I. THE DAWN OF HISTORY. Obscurity of early history--Our ancient monuments a mystery-- The Welsh Triads--Language of the first inhabitants of Britain unknown--Wonders of the ancient world p. 5 CHAPTER II. THE ANCIENT BRITONS. The Celtic Tribes--Britain known to the Phoenicians and Greeks-- The ancient Cymry--Different classes of the early Britons-- Their personal appearance--Description of their forest-towns-- A British hunter--Interior of an ancient hut--Costume of the old Cymry--Ancient armour and weapons--British war-chariots --The fearful havoc they made in battle p. 12 CHAPTER III. THE DRUIDS. Interior of an old British forest--Druidical sacrifice--Their treasures--Their mysterious rites and ceremonies--The power they possessed--Their belief in a future state--Their wild superstitions--An arch-Druid described--Their veneration for the mistletoe--Description of the Druids offering up sacrifice --The gloomy grandeur of their ancient groves--Contrast between the idols of the Druids and the heathen gods of the Romans p. 17 CHAPTER IV. LANDING OF JULIUS CÆSAR.