1.13- 5 The Noble Wolf

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1.14 - 6 The Great Heathen Army

Everything changed for Anglo Saxon England in 866; the sons of Ragnar Lothbrok came for conquest, not just treasure and slaves.<hr>

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1.15 - 7 Alfred the Great and the fight for survival

Between 871 and 878, Wessex came close to extinction, as the Great Heathen Army, the Great Summer Army, and Guthrum the Dane came to conquer.<hr>

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