# South Saxon settlement expands (477)

URL: https://english-history.com/timeline/477-south-saxon-settlement-expands

Anglo-Saxon Chronicle traditions associate Ælle and his followers with conquest in Sussex. Within the broader Post-Roman Britain period, Roman institutions gave way to competing Brittonic and Anglo-Saxon kingdoms while Christianity was rebuilt through continental and Irish missions. This event is placed at traditional date 477 in the chronology so it can be read alongside the political, military, social and cultural changes around it. The tradition represents the emergence of new Germanic-speaking polities along the south coast.

## Why it matters
The tradition represents the emergence of new Germanic-speaking polities along the south coast.

Ruler at the time: [Post-Roman and Anglo-Saxon Kingdoms](https://english-history.com/rulers/post-roman-and-anglo-saxon-kingdoms)

## Sources
- [Wikipedia topic lookup — South Saxon settlement expands](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Search?search=South+Saxon+settlement+expands&go=Go)
- [Encyclopaedia Britannica topic lookup — South Saxon settlement expands](https://www.britannica.com/search?query=South+Saxon+settlement+expands)
- [Wikipedia — Timeline of British history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_British_history_%28before_1000%29)
- [Encyclopaedia Britannica — Anglo-Saxon England topic search](https://www.britannica.com/search?query=Anglo-Saxon%20England)