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Vor einem Tag · 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.
- Old Minster
The Old Minster was the Anglo-Saxon cathedral for the...
- Old Minster
Vor 3 Tagen · The Heptarchy refers to the seven major Anglo-Saxon kingdoms that dominated England during this period: Kent. Essex. Sussex. Wessex. Mercia. East Anglia. Northumbria. Each of these kingdoms had its own unique character, rulers, and cultural traditions.
Vor 6 Tagen · Wessex, one of the kingdoms of Anglo-Saxon England, whose ruling dynasty eventually became kings of the whole country. In its permanent nucleus, its land approximated that of the modern counties of Hampshire, Dorset, Wiltshire, and Somerset. Learn more about Wessex, including its kings.
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Vor 2 Tagen · Kingdoms, centres of learning, archives, and churches all fell before the onslaught from the invading Danes. Only the Kingdom of Wessex was able to survive. In March 878, the Anglo-Saxon King of Wessex, Alfred, with a few men, built a fortress at Athelney, hidden deep in the marshes of Somerset.
Vor 3 Tagen · In 924 Æthelstan apparently won recognition in Mercia as king – probably in part because he had been raised there – while in Wessex his younger half-brother Ælfweard was elected by the local witan.
Vor 23 Stunden · Edward's rapid conquest of the English kingdoms meant Wessex received homage from those that remained, including Gwynedd in Wales and Scotland. His dominance was reinforced by his son Æthelstan, who extended the borders of Wessex northward, in 927 conquering the Kingdom of York and leading a land and naval invasion of Scotland ...
Vor 2 Tagen · Notwithstanding which, this prince was only in actual possession of the antient kingdoms of Wessex. Sussex, Kent, and Essex, peopled by the Saxons. As for the other three kingdoms, whose inhabitants were Angles, he was contented with reserving to himself the soverignty over them, permitting them to be governed by kings who were his vassals and tributaries, and for several successions held ...
