The White Horse King: The Life of Alfred the Great (36 page)

United States, common law foundation,
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Uther Pendragon,
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vellum,
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via francigena
,
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Viking army

advance on East Anglia,
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advantage of avoiding combat,
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delight in cruelties,
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n

division into two units,
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howls and jeers at beginning of battle,
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raid in AD 885,
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strategy,
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treatment of captured Saxon king,
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weapons,
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Viking berserkers,
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Viking families

capture by Edward,
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reported arrival in England,
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Viking kings, frustration in Wessex,
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Viking ships,
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Saxon use,
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storm impact,
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threat of,
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travel on Thames,
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Vikings,
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n
,
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in AD 878,
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Alfred’s concerns about return,
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arrival of new, and Æthelstan,
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communication with Danish settlers,
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control of British coasts,
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cunning and logistic effectiveness,
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deal with Alfred to end Wessex occupation,
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death of earls,
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efforts at English conquest,
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hopelessness of campaign against Alfred,
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as pagan enemies of God,
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peace terms broken by,
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raids on travelers,
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retreat,
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Saxon life under rule of,
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strength of,
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village,
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vows.
See also
oath for peace

by Guthrum,
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Viking practice of breaking,
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Wales,
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Wallingford, royal estate,
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The Wanderer
(poem),
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n

Wantage (estate),
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Wareham

Alfred’s siege of,
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Guthrum seizure of,
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wassail,
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Wayland (Norse god of blacksmithing),
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wealth, soldier’s burial of,
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weapons of Vikings,
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weapons of Vikings, Wedmore,
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Werferth,
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wergild,
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impact,
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Werwulf,
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Wessex,
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n
,
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.
See also
domboc (law code) AD 871 progress in Viking conquest,
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attack on all sides,
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Danes at borders,
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Danish growing threat to,
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Danish longboat attacks,
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defense reorganization,
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defense weaknesses,
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ealdormen,
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freed from Vikings,
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invitation for Christian scholars,
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map,
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naval force of,
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need to formalize crown succession,
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standing army,
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Viking deal with Alfred to end occupation,
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Wessex crown,
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as Viking destination,
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Wessex navy,
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Alfred’s attention to,
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ship design, evaluation of impact,
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Wessex troops, weakness of,
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Wessex troops, weakness West Francia,
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Ragnar’s raid,
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Viking attack,
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Westbury White Horse,
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Western Mercia,
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white horse

chalk outline in hill,
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in Westbury hill,
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white robes after baptism,
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Whitehorse Hill, Ashdown and,
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Whitsunday,
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William of Malmesburg,
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Wilton royal estate,
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battlefield,
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Easter feast,
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Wiltshire,
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and Alfred’s army,
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Wimbourne Minster,
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Winchester,
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Alfred’s burial,
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Alfred’s return to,
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defense for,
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hanging of Vikings in,
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school,
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Viking army march toward,
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wall measurement,
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witan,
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Witham river, canal from Trent to,
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Wulfhere (ealdorman of Wiltshire),
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betrayal of Alfred,
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Wycliffe, John,
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York,
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attack on All Saints’ Day,
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efforts to end Danish rule,
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