The Ninth Century Anglo Saxons
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- Created on: 10-01-20 14:20
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- The Ninth Century
- VIkings began to stay in the country instead of just ****** and pillaging
- Viking Scandinavian kings of York became converted to Christianity
- importance of books
- Beginning of the domination of wessex
- Aelfred king of Wessex from 871-899
- after death of aelfred there was a breakdown of alliances
- marriage alliances important to strengthen claim to throne
- soakmen free peasants from denamrk
- some historians claiming not all soap men are Danish
- doomsday books show many free peasants in areas dominated by Scandinavians
- some historians claiming not all soap men are Danish
- rise of Wessex - Northumbira to Mercia to Wessex
- power of Alfred
- Alfred hidage and manning of walls
- tried a church revivsal in later 9th century
- also waned a revival of A/S culture
- programme to make all clegry literate
- set recommendation of books
- Alfred Jewel, handed out to bishops?
- power of Alfred
- Viking bad for economy
- if Vikings are consistently stealing then it suggests there was stuff there for them to steal
- However, this action would have stimulated growth
- if Vikings are consistently stealing then it suggests there was stuff there for them to steal
- kings increased taxation
- Agricultural production increased
- decline in understanduing of religion and education before the Vikings
- monastic standards looser
- fleming claims that there can be no question that monastic life in England was seriously disrupted during the eight and ninth centuries
- monastic standards looser
- social impact due to how many Vikings were settling
- decline in freedom
- 825 - Wessex victoriousat battle of elondon ending mercian supremazcy
- after death of offa Egbhert returned to wessed and was cronwed king in 802
- 829 he invaded mercia
- 830 overturned by his people in Wessex
- east Anglia independent again in 830
- 830 overturned by his people in Wessex
- 829 he invaded mercia
- very increased raging of the Vikings
- east Anglia and Northumbria ruled by Vikings
- 870 the Vikings camped at reading before going to Wessex - they were defeated by aethelred
- VIkings began to stay in the country instead of just ****** and pillaging
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