The White Horse King: The Life of Alfred the Great (33 page)

Augustine of Canterbury,
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Australia, common law foundation,
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Avon river,
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axes,
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–
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,
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in Edington battle,
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Badon Hill,
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Bagsecg,
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,
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and Ashdown battle,
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death,
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troop movement on Thames,
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Baldwin II (Count of Flanders),
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The Ballad of the White Horse
(Chesterton),
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baptism

Alfred’s beliefs about,
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–
♦
,
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–
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Anglo-Saxon ceremony,
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–
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Anglo-Saxon feasting after,
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–
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of Guthrum,
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,
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–
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Hastein and,
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–
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of Hastein’s sons,
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–
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kinship bond by,
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Basing,
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,
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Bath, defense for,
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246 battle.
See
combat;
individual locations

battle-axe,
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–
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Bede,
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,
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–
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Benedict III,
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Æthelwulf gifts to,
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Benfleet (village),
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,
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,
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–
♠

Beowolf
,
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n
,
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Berkshire county,
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Berkshire downs,
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berserkergang,
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–
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Bible.
See
scriptures

bishops, as military leaders,
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n

blacksmithing, Norse god of,
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Blood Eagle ceremony,
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blood feuds, efforts to curb,
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–
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Blowing Stone Hill,
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–
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Boethius,
The Consolation of Philosophy
,
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books

Alfred’s commissioning of gift to accompany,
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–
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Alfred’s interest in,
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production,
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translations of Latin into Anglo-Saxon,
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,
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–
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for Wessex library,
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Boulogne,
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-bourgh, as suffix in town name,
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Bratton Camp,
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–
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Alfred’s army approach,
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–
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shieldwall at,
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–
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Viking army at,
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Brescia (monastic community),
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–
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bribe.
See
danegeld (bribe)

bridge, and Danish longboats,
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Bridgnorth,
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Britain

divisions,
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n

risk of return to worship of raw power,
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Viking invasion in 865,
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British Channel, Ubbe in,
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Brunanburh, battle of,
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–
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Brydian, defense for,
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–
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Burghal Hideage
,
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,
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,
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Burgred, king of Mercia,
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Æthelswith as wife,
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,
♦
,
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burial in
Schola Saxonium
,
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danegeld from,
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–
♦
,
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,
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end of reign,
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Burgundy,
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burhs,
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–
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,
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,
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defense network tested in 892,
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,
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double-burh,
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–
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and kingdom administration,
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Burrow Mump,
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,
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-bury, as suffix in town name,
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Buttington,
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cakes, Alfred and,
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–
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Calais,
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Cambridge, Guthrum in,
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Canada, common law foundation,
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candles for tracking time,
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–
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Canterbury, mint,
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Carloman, danegeld payments by,
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Carolingians,
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catechumen,
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cathedrals, as requirement for city

designation,
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Ceolwulf,
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,
♦
,
♥
,
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Charlemagne, crowning as emperor,
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Charles the Bald (king of West Franks),
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,
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daughter as Æthelwulf ’s bride,
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–
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Charles the Fat

danegeld payments by,
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purchase of peace,
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Chester, abandoned Roman fortress in,
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Chesterton, G.K.,
The Ballad of the White
Horse
,
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Chichester,
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defense for,
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Chippenham (royal estate),
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,
♦
,
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Æthelstan (formerly Guthrum) at,
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Alfred’s retreat from,
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vs. Bratten Camp,
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Guthrum flight to,
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Guthrum’s march to,
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Saxon siege,
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–
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chrism of Æthelstan,
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–
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Christian calendar

Alfred’s use of,
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Guthrum use to plan attacks,
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Christian faith.
See also
baptism

Æthelstan’ conversion, cynical interpretation,
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–
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offer to Hastein of conversion,
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and treatment of captives,
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Viking invaders and,
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–
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Christian learning,
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,
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efforts to restore to Anglo-Saxons,
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–
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need for revival,
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–
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perseverance,
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–
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scholars’ invitation to Wessex,
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–
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chronology,
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–
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church of saint Cuthbert,
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,
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churches

for refuge for accused murderer,
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–
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taxes for danegeld,
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Cirencester,
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,
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Cissanbyrig, defense for,
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–
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cities

cathedral as requirement for designation,
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defensive military forces for,
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–
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fortification with defensive wall,
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–
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City of Leo,
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clergy, Anglo-Saxon Britain’s

247 expectations,
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n

clinker-built ship,
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–
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cloisonné enamel,
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coinage.
See
currency

Colne river,
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combat

advantage of defensive forces,
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plundering the dead,
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as ruling class duty,
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comitatus, bond of,
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common law, framework from Alfred for,
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–
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communication, Guthrum’s secret network,
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Condé (convent),
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The Consolation of Philosophy
(Boethius),
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Conwy, battle,
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Cornwall,
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,
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Countisbury,
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–
♦
,
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courts, guilt or innocence determination,
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craftsmen, as soldiers, impact on economy,
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crismlysing,
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–
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cristnung,
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–
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currency

Æthelstan’ coinage,
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of Saxons, renovations,
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Cuthbert (bishop),
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–
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,
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danegeld (bribe),
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,
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–
♥
,
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from Burgred and Edmund,
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payments by European Christian rulers,
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for Wareham, Viking withdrawal,
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–
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“Dane-geld” (Kipling),
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–
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Danelaw,
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map,
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recruits from,
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–
♦
,
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Viking communication with settlers,
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Danish Vikings,
♣
n
.
See also
Vikings

Denis (Saint), monastery,
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Denmark, Ragnar’s return to,
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Devon,
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,
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,
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fyrd mobilization in 878,
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–
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divine favor,
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domboc (law code),
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–
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as foundation for justice,
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on oath-breaking,
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–
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preface,
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revenge killings,
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–
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Ten Commandments in,
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Dorset,
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,
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Danish ships smashed by storm,
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double-burh,
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–
♦

dragon, carving on Whitehorse Hill as,
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“Dragon Hill”,
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dragon stories in Anglo-Saxon literature,
♣
n

Dublin, Ivar’s death,
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Dyfed,
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,
♦

Eadburh (queen of Wessex),
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ealdormen of Wessex,
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–
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resistance by,
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scorched-earth tactic of,
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–
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sense of principle for,
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Ealswith

estates left to,
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marriage to Alfred,
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,
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as Mercian royalty,
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–
♦

East Anglia,
♣
n
,
♦

Æthelstan rule of,
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Danish army from,
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–
♦

Guthrum control of,
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help for Hastein,
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lack of aid from,
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and oath for peace from Danish rulers,
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–
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provisions for Viking camps,
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Viking advance on,
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Easter of 871,
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Eastern Mercia,
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Edington,
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,
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–
♥
,
♠

Alfred’s continued press in battle,
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–
♦

Alfred’s leadership,
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berserkergang,
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–
♦

Saxon shieldwall,
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–
♦

sword and axe fighting,
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Viking shieldwall break,
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–
♦

Edmund (king of East Anglia),
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,
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commemorative coins,
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danegeld from,
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death by Vikings,
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