The Danes
•In 871, Alfred the Great came to the throne of Wessex
–Best
known as a warrior-king
–Defeated the Danes in 886; signed peace treaty limiting Danish settlement in Britain
–Anglo-Saxon
Chronicle
•Compiled on the Orders of King Alfred the Great in approximately 890.
•Original
language is Anglo-Saxon
•Written
by monks
•Offer
picture of Anglo-Saxon life
•Danes
eventually conquered much of Britain by 1013
•Danish rule died out by 1042
•Anglo-Saxons would rule again: Edward
the Confessor
chosen as king by nobles