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1710:Norse–Gaels
1627:East Anglia
1615:Northumbria
1507:(1015–1016)
1478:First Alton
1458:The Danelaw
1374:The Danelaw
1353:(893, 1001)
1211:Lindisfarne
1099:(1013–1014)
1044:Northumbria
1038:(1030–1035)
1032:(1035–1040)
1026:(1016–1035)
1020:(1035–1042)
870:Anglo-Saxon
756:Bury, J. B.
660:East Angles
289:Heavenfield
274:Cefn Digoll
269:Cirencester
229:Alclud Ford
77:, Wiltshire
1750:Categories
1668: 890
1634: 550
1430:Brunanburh
1400:Tettenhall
1382:Buttington
1235:Carhampton
1183: 970
1086: 914
1018:Harthacnut
987:(855–?877)
967: 881
725:References
408:Background
402:West Saxon
369:Brunanburh
349:Bensington
309:Two Rivers
294:Maserfield
1715:Old Norse
1623:(527–918)
1617:(653–954)
1611:(410–825)
1605:(519–927)
1580:(866–954)
1574:(865–896)
1514:Brentford
1436:Stainmore
1424:Corbridge
1406:Tempsford
1394:The Holme
1172:(892–896)
1166:(874–890)
1160:(865–870)
1154:(865–878)
1148:(865–877)
1142:(865–870)
1125:(917–927)
1119:(874–880)
1113:(852–874)
1107:(867–872)
1075:(939–941)
1069:(921–934)
1063:(941–944)
1051:(883–895)
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973:Æthelflæd
937:(924–939)
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931:(899–924)
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919:(839–858)
917:Æthelwulf
913:(802–839)
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886:(757–796)
685:Footnotes
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621:July 2023
592:does not
563:Wroughton
547:Wiltshire
531:Gafulford
456:July 2023
427:does not
279:Caer-Uisc
259:Degsastan
224:Beranburh
199:Aylesford
1648:Treaties
1593:English
1519:Assandun
1490:Ringmere
1262:(865–78)
1158:Hvitserk
1093:England
1006:Monarchs
943:(946–954
911:Ecgberht
907:Wessex:
813:(1988).
772:(2006).
758:(1911).
734:(1974).
537:Location
527:Cornwall
516:Coenwulf
512:Ceolwulf
492:Ealhmund
364:Scotland
354:Ellandun
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1678:Culture
1572:Danelaw
1538:Fulford
1197:Battles
1170:Hastein
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613:removed
598:sources
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523:Britons
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433:sources
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299:Winwaed
264:Chester
239:Deorham
194:Guoloph
75:Swindon
1621:Mercia
1603:Wessex
1578:Jorvik
1558:Places
1546:(1066)
1540:(1066)
1531:(1066)
1492:(1010)
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675:Wiglaf
664:Ludeca
649:Sussex
344:Otford
334:Pencon
115:Wessex
108:Mercia
83:Result
1657:(886)
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1468:(991)
1438:(954)
1432:(937)
1426:(918)
1420:(918)
1414:(917)
1412:Derby
1408:(917)
1402:(910)
1396:(902)
1390:(894)
1384:(893)
1365:(894)
1359:(893)
1347:(886)
1341:(878)
1327:(878)
1321:(878)
1315:(877)
1309:(871)
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1277:(867)
1271:(867)
1243:(851)
1237:(843)
1231:(842)
1225:(838)
1219:(835)
1213:(793)
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545:, in
329:Hehil
314:Trent
249:Raith
219:Badon
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1609:Kent
1152:Ubba
1024:Cnut
819:ISBN
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