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History, Vikings - Year 10
Alfred the Great
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How did Alfred get the Anglos to fight for him?
Claimed he’s against
Heathen
vikings, & a defender of
Christianity
Which battle did he defeat the vikings? What was the impact afterwards?
Battle of
Edington,
forced
Guthrum
(
Viking
leader) agree to
peace
terms.
How did England’s defences strengthen from 880s?
Built
fortresses
and
burhs
How did England’s anglo-Saxons view Alfred
As their
‘overlord’
Why did Alfred built the English law code?
To defend the
weak