The Unification of England | The House of Wessex | DOCUMENTARY
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In the 9th century, the Kingdom of Wessex reigned supreme over the south of England with King Alfred being the only King in England that had been successful in repelling the great heathen army. Map of Anglo-Saxon Britain Author: https://www.timeref.com/people/kings_of_mercia.htm After an age of war Alfred had brought some stability to the land, but the Ragnarssons had laid the foundation for other Viking War Lords to sail to England as they had heard the tales of how the sons of Ragnar had taken and ravaged the land and had made themselves Kings. How would Alfred's descendants fare against the ongoing invasion and threat of the Vikings? Would they fall or thrive? Chapters: 00:00 Introduction - The Rise of Wessex 02:24 Chapter 1 - The Fight for the Throne 06:39 Chapter 2 - Ancient Kingdoms Fall 11:36 Chapter 3 - The Rise of Æthelstan 15:04 Chapter 4 - The Conquest of Northumbria 19:18 Chapter 5 - The Invasion of Scotland 22:27 Chapter 6 - The Battle of Brunanburh 28:06 Chapter 7 - The Kings of England https://www.patreon.com/historyprofiles Song: Savfk - Music https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EXOeF... https://soundcloud.com/savfk/the-hunt All credit for the musical track goes to: Song : Noel Malekar - Voice of Prayer (No Copyright Music) Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TSpEjSoiZ6c • [No Copyright Mus... Channel Link: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJkK... Sources: The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle: https://ia601601.us.archive.org/25/it... The Saga of Ragnar Lodrok and his Sons: http://www.germanicmythology.com/FORN... Annals of Ireland: https://archive.org/details/annalsofi... Annals of Ulster: https://celt.ucc.ie/published/T100001A/ #historyprofiles #vikings #wessex #mercia #jorvik #thelastkingdom #ragnar #ivar #ivar_the_boneless #king #vikinghistory #englishhistory #saxons #anglosaxons #aethelstan #uhtred
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