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The Anglo-Saxons settled south of Hadrian's Wall beacuse they were looking for farming land. They were organised in family groups or clans.
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The Heptarchy, or Seven Kingdoms, had formed. -
The Vikings, called "Danes" by the English, attacked the monastery of Lindisfarne.
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The Vikings occupied England.
They established the Danelaw and created a new language blended with that of the local population. -
Aethelred became King of Wessex -
The Great Heathen Army invaded East Anglia.
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The warrior-king Ivar the Boneless conquered Northumbria and East Anglia. -
Alfred defeated Guthrum at the battle of Edington in early May. -
Alfred received half of Mercia and Guthrum received the rest of country.
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The creation of Burh system;
the creation of England's first standing army and a naval buildup.
