Alfred establishes a permanent army and navyĨ91 - Anglo Saxon Chronicle, source of much early British History, begunĨ93 - Asser, Bishop of Sherborne, completes his book The Life of Alfred the GreatĨ94 - Northumbrian and East Angles swear allegiance to Alfred, but promptly break the truce attacking South West England.Ĩ96 - Naval victory over the Danes in the SolentĨ99 - Alfred dies and is buried at Winchester. Danelaw - the territory occupied by the Danes in East Anglia is recognised by AlfredĨ90 - Guthrum dies. Guthrum accepts baptism as a Christian and agrees to leave Wessex and settle in East Anglia.Ĩ84 - Alfred defeats the Danes at RochesterĨ85 - Alfred imposes rules on South WalesĨ86 - Alfred takes London from the Danes.

Alfred defeats Guthrum at the battle of Ethandune (Edington) in Wiltshire.Ĩ78 - Treaty of Wedmore divides England into two. 871 - Alfred becomes King of Wessex following the death of his brother AethelredĨ75 - After persistent attacks by Vikings the monks of Lindesfarne travel through Northumbria and Galloway with the Lindesfarne Gospels.Ĩ78 - Guthrum's Danish army invades Wessex, and Alfred takes refuge on the isle of Athelney.

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