Aethelstan
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- Created on: 15-05-18 09:10
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- Aethelstan
- capture of York 927
- sister
- his sister was married to sithric, king of york
- after Sithric died his sister was held hostage
- trade
- was a big trade center
- also disadvantage the vikings
- showed his military strength
- caused problems with the Scottish as olaf went and hid there
- sister
- links with the continent
- Henry I of Flanders married his son to Aethelstan's sister, Otto
- made links so that he did not have to deal with vikings coming from other countrys
- did it through giving gift
- dealing with the vikings
- married his sister to sithric to for an alliance
- arrival in England of Olaf Guthfrithsson
- didn't really deal with them in till the battle of Burnanburh
- Administration
- kingship remand central to provide and obligations
- stressed swearing oaths and completing duties
- drawing up charters
- rotational system
- ealdormen meet with the king in meetings once a year
- half kings
- made more law codes
- focused on thiefs and threat
- dealt with crime and punishment
- dealing with the Scottish
- Harrying of the Scottish
- used both the navy and army
- lead to Scotland submitting
- caused vikings to flee
- Battle of Brunanbruh
- he won
- bested both the Scottish and the vikings
- did not deal with the threat right away
- Harrying of the Scottish
- capture of York 927
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