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We left Alfred in the midst of a rush of reform across all aspects of Wessex society.

By 891, it was clear that Wessex faced a new threat from Viking invasion.

Alfred was now ahead of the game and he made the leaders of the Danish

kingdoms in England give oaths that they would not in any way under any circumstances

support the new Danish army.

It was a lovely thought.

I wonder if Alford actually thought it would work.

It didn't as it happens, and didn't fairly conclusively actually. Guthram or Atholstan had died in 890 after seemingly living the last 10 years of his life in peace.

With his death, no new Danish coins were issued. We rarely even know the names of the

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