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Topic 2 – Session 3 – Big Civilization<\/p>\n

Out of the north came the most colorful of all the barbarians: the Vikings. They raided and slaughtered throughout Europe including the Mediterranean. Their peoples even migrated to the lands overseas. The country they most affected was the land across the North Sea: the British Isles.<\/p>\n

There they conquered kingdom after kingdom until there was only one kingdom left: Wessex. Wessex\u2019s king was Alfred. His struggle with the Vikings led to the unity of the land that became England.<\/p>\n

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Alfred the Great<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n
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Outline<\/h4>\n

Course<\/a> Big Civilization
\nSession 3<\/a> Barbarians on Defensive<\/p>\n

Other Topics for This Session<\/strong>
\nOne<\/a>| |Two| |Three<\/a>| |Four<\/a>| |Five<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Further Information<\/h1>\n

From History Moments Library<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
YEAR<\/th>\nTITLE<\/th>\nAUTHOR(s)<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
826<\/td>\nEgbert Becomes King of the Anglo-Saxon
\nHeptarchy<\/a><\/td>\n		David Hume<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
871-899<\/td>\nAlfred the Great\u2019s Reign<\/a><\/td>\nThomas Hughes<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1000<\/td>\nVikings Reach America<\/a><\/td>\nCarl Christian Rafn<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1017<\/td>\nCanute Becomes King of England<\/a><\/td>\nDavid Hume<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1066<\/td>\nBattle of Hastings<\/a><\/td>\nSir Edward Creasy<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n
YEAR<\/th>\nTITLE<\/th>\nAUTHOR(s)<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tfoot>\n<\/table>\n

From Elsewhere<\/h2>\n

Vikings<\/a> Alfred the Great<\/a> Battle of Edington<\/a><\/p>\n

Videos<\/h2>\n