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Hace 6 días · Following the reconquest of remaining Danish-held territory, completed in 927 by Alfred’s grandson Athelstan, the kings of Wessex became kings of England. The region figures prominently in legends of King Arthur and the knights of the Round Table , and the designation “Wessex” was used by novelist Thomas Hardy to represent the ...
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Hace 3 días · The achievement which lies immediately behind this acclamation is Æthelstan’s conquest, in 927, of the Viking kingdom of York. This victory was just one act in the process by which warrior-kings of the West Saxon dynasty of Ecgberht (802–39) created a kingdom which broadly approximated modern England in extent.
Hace 2 días · Born around 870 AD, Aethelflaed was the eldest daughter of Alfred the Great, the King of Wessex who is often credited with laying the foundations for English nationhood. Alfred provided his daughter with an unusually thorough education for a woman of her time, including instruction in military strategy, Latin, and the liberal arts.
6 de may. de 2024 · Athelstan - Tras ser nombrado rey de Wessex y Mercia, Athelstan luchó por hacerse con el control de varios reinos menores de la isla, como el reino vikingo de York. Toda Inglaterra quedó unida bajo su mandato hasta el año 939, cuando falleció. Tras su muerte, el territorio volvió a dividirse en pequeños reinos. © Getty Images
16 de may. de 2024 · The Battle of Edington (878), fought by Alfred the Great against his Viking adversaries has a strong claim to be the most important battle in England’s history. May 16, 2024 • By Calvin Hartley, MPhil Anglo-Saxon, Norse and Celtic, BA History & Politics. According to popular opinion, the Battle of Hastings stands atop the list of most ...
Hace 1 día · Alfred the Great (also spelled Ælfred; c.849 – 26 October 899) was King of the West Saxons from 871 to 886, and King of the Anglo-Saxons from 886 until his death in 899. He was the youngest son of King Æthelwulf and his first wife Osburh, who both died when Alfred was young.
Hace 6 días · Edmund I was the king of the English (939–946), who recaptured areas of northern England that had been occupied by the Vikings. He was the son of the West Saxon king Edward the Elder (reigned 899–924) and Eadgifu and the half brother of King Athelstan (reigned 924–939), under whom the political.
