# Fall of Anderitum (491)

URL: https://english-history.com/timeline/491-fall-of-anderitum
Categories: battle

Anglo-Saxon tradition records the capture of the Roman fort at Pevensey by South Saxons. 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 491 in the chronology so it can be read alongside the political, military, social and cultural changes around it. The episode illustrates the gradual displacement of surviving Romano-British strongholds.

## Why it matters
The episode illustrates the gradual displacement of surviving Romano-British strongholds.

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 — Fall of Anderitum](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Search?search=Fall+of+Anderitum&go=Go)
- [Encyclopaedia Britannica topic lookup — Fall of Anderitum](https://www.britannica.com/search?query=Fall+of+Anderitum)
- [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)