History 2405E Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Anglo-Saxon Chronicle, Anglo-Saxons
5 Nov 2013
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He is englands king, hardly anyone in english history has something bad to say about king alfred-> life of alfred by bishop asa and the anglo-saxon. Alfred made a treaty with the danes, some of his charters and personal letters (very literate person)-> manages to get his latin up. Alfred translated many books from latin into anglo saxon-> one book that. Only european king we know of in the medieval period that wrote books. He took the throne of wessex during a rough time for anglo saxons, east. Anglia/northumbria ceased to exist and lost control of london. In 871 alfred succeeds the throne, throughout the 70s he spent almost his entire time defending wessex against the danes. Wessex had been weakened by many campaigns from the vikings and alfred offered to pay them money to go away which turns out to be a success. Vikings went to go seek easier pickings in mercia.
