What is remarkable of the Anglo-Saxon culture is that there was an abundance of literature. Many works were on Christian themes as in the late sixth and seventh century the Anglo-Saxon territories reformed to Christianity. In the late seventh and eighth century two acknowledged authors existed: Aldhelm and the Venerable Bede. Aldhelms most important work was De Virginate (On Virginity). He made this work twice, once in prose and once in verse. Bede wrote biblical commentaries, textbooks on orthography, nature and time and he wrote Historia Ecclesiastica. Many authors in the seventh- and eighth-century wrote in Latin, the Anglo-Saxon authors as well. However the Anglo-Saxons created a relatively large amount of literature in vernacular language at a time when not much was written down in other European Languages. The poem Beowulf is from this period. A literary project had arised which contained the focus of activity switch from Latin to English. The Old English written work reflected the way the pronounced the words very closely. The Viking Invasion Late eighth century Vikings raids in England started. They came from what is now known as Denmark and Norway. They spoke Old Norse. This language was very similar to Old English. In 865-9 the Vikings conquered some Anglo-Saxon kingdoms in East Anglia. However, the Anglo Saxons fought back and eventually the Vikings retreated and settled in Northumbria and East Anglia. Their new appropriated land was called the Danelaw. In the Danelaw, Old English and Old Norse merged together what would shape the>