The White Horse King: The Life of Alfred the Great (34 page)

Viking resources from,
♣

Edward (Alfred’s son),
♣
–
♦
expansion of kingdom,
♥

negotiation of exit of Vikings,
♣

Edward the Elder (Alfred’s son),
♣
,
♦

Egbert’s stone,
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fyrds of Wessex gathering,
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–
♦

Egill (Viking warrior),
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n

England

early rulers,
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map under Anglo-Saxon kingdoms,
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Englefield,
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–
♦
,
♥
,
♠

English people,
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–
♦
n

Epiphany,
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Essex,
♣
n
,
♦

city walls refortification,
♣

fall of,
♣

estates, inheritance by Æthelred’s and

estates, inheritance by Alfred’s sons,
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Ethelred (king of Northumbria),
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Europe

danegeld payments by Christian rulers,
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plague causing famine,
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Viking armies in,
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Vikings return to,
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Excalibur,
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Exeter,
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,
♦
–
♥

Exodus (scripture),
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exsufflatio,
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familial connections, baptism for

creating,
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families of Vikings

capture by Edward,
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reported arrival in England,
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–
♥

family tree,
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famine in Europe,
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farmers as soldiers, impact on economy,
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Farnham,
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–
♦

“Father of England’s navy”, Alfred as,
♣

fear, impact on shieldwall,
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feasting in mead hall,
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–
♦

Flanders,
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,
♦

flyting (insult exchange),
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–
♦

folk-moot,
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forgiveness, by Alfred,
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frithwebba (“peace-weaver”),
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Frome river,
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Fulham,
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Fullham,
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Vikings departure from,
♣
fyrd,
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–
♥

delay in formation,
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Devon mobilization in 878,
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–
♦

release by Edward,
♣

gar (Anglo-Saxon spear),
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Gaul,
♣

Gee, George,
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–
♦

generosity of Alfred,
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George (saint)

dragon,
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and white horse,
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Ghent

Abby of Saint Peter,
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Viking base,
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Gloucester, Guthrum in,
♣

God, ability to understand wisdom of,
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godparent

Alfred as, for Guthram,
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,
♦

relationship of,
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–
♦

Gokstad, Norway, burial mound excavation,
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–
♦

gold,
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Golden Rule,
♣

“the great battle”,
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–
♦

Great Britain.
See
Britain

Gregory the Great (pope),
Pastoral Care
,
♣
,
♦
,
♥

Grendel,
♣

Grimbald,
♣

guerrilla warfare resistance, by Alfred,
♣

Guthrum,
♣
,
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–
♥
.
See also

Æthelstan (formerly Guthrum) AD 876 march toward Wessex,
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–
♦

Alfred as godfather,
♣
,
♦

army preparation for attack,
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army reinforcements,
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baptism at Alfred’s insistance,
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,
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–
♥

broken pledge,
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–
♦
,
♥

control of East Anglia and Mercia,
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flight to Chippenham,
♣

occupation of foreign nation,
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–
♦

strategy,
♣

surrender,
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Gwynedd, alliance with Vikings,
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–
♦

Halfdan,
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,
♦
,
♥
,
♠

and Ashdown battle,
♣

danegeld and,
♣

family captured by Edward,
♣

in Northumbria,
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ritual sacrifice of King Ælle,
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troop movement on Thames,
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half-penny, introduction,
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Halwell, defense for,
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–
♦

Hampshire,
♣
,
♦
,
♥

and Alfred’s army,
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Harold (Viking earl),
♣

harvest, fyrd protection of,
♣

Hastein (Viking chieftain),
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Alfred’s meeting with,
♣
–
♦

departure from England,
♣

in England,
♣

perception of Alfred,
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recruits from Danelaw,
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Hastings, defense for,
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Heahmund,
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Hebrews (scripture),
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helmet,
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Henry
♣
,
♦

hide,
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Higbald, Alcuin’s letter to,
♣

Holy Island (Lindisfarne Island),
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–
♦
,
♥

sacking,
♣

holy ring of Thor,
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hope, Easter promise of,
♣

Horik, king of Danes,
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horns, Viking helmet and,
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horse, chalk outline in hill,
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,
♦
–
♥

horses,
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,
♦

as food,
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–
♦

from Normandy,
♣

in Viking battle,
♣

Viking demand for,
♣

hostages

Alfred’s taking of,
♣

exchange of,
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Halfdan’s family as,
♣

hours, candles for tracking,
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–
♦

Hugin (“thought” raven),
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humility,
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ignorance of Anglo-Saxons, Alfred’s

efforts to change,
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–
♦

Iley Oak,
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–
♦

illuminators,
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India, common law foundation,
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Ine (king of Wessex),
♣

insults, exchange of,
♣
–
♦

intimidation, psychological warfare of,
♣

Iona, Viking attack,
♣

Iron Age fortress of Uffington Castle,
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Isle of Wight,
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Ivar the Boneless,
♣
,
♦

death,
♣

in Northumbria,
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in Nottingham,
♣
,
♦

in York,
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Jarrow (monastic community),
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Jesus

parable on sown seeds,
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Sermon on the Mount,
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–
♦

words to Nicodemus,
♣

John (priest from Old Saxony),
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John (scriptures),
♣

Jorvik (York),
♣
.
See also
York

Judith,
♣
–
♦

as Æthelbald’s wife,
♣
–
♦
,
♥

justice,
♣
,
♦

domboc as foundation,
♣

Justus,
♣

Kennet river,
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Kent,
♣
n
,
♦
,
♥
,
♠

Hastein attack of,
♣

king of Assyria,
♣

kings

as ring-givers,
♣

role in battle,
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Kingstanding Hill,
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as location for battle of Ashdown,
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–
♦

kinship, bond by baptism,
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Kipling, Rudyard,
♣

“Dane-geld”,
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–
♦

“Lady of Mercia”,
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Lambourn (estate),
♣

landed class, in battlefield,
♣

lantern, Alfred’s design,
♣

Latin,
♣
,
♦
,
♥

Alfred and,
♣
,
♦

Alfred’s improvement in reading,
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–
♦

translation into Anglo-Saxon,
♣
,
♦
–
♥

law code.
See
domboc (law code)

Lea river,
♣

leaders

qualities of,
♣
–
♦

and shieldwall,
♣

Leo IV (pope),
♣

dispute over successor,
♣

libraries,
♣

Life of Alfred
,
♣

Life of Saint Neot
,
♣

Lindisfarne Island (Holy Island),
♣
–
♦
,
♥

sacking,
♣

literacy as qualification

as qualification for office holders,
♣
–
♦

revival,
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,
♦
–
♥
,
♠
,
†

Loddon river,
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Loire river,
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Lollards,
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London,
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,
♦

Alfred travel to,
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–
♦

Halfdan in,
♣

mint,
♣

as Viking destination,
♣
,
♦

loyalties of national fyrd,
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–
♦

Luna, Hastein in,
♣

Lympne river,
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Lys river,
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mail “byrnie”,
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marketplace in town,
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Markward,
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marriage, for connecting kingdoms,
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–
♦

Matthew (scriptures),
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,
♦
–
♥

mead hall, feasting in,
♣
–
♦

Mediterranean Sea,
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Medway river,
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Mercia, 4
n
,
♣

Æthelstan control of,
♣

Alfred as king,
♣
–
♦

Ceolwulf as puppet king,
♣
,
♦

danegeld and,
♣

fall of,
♣

Guthrum control of,
♣

Hastein’s attacks on,
♣

kingdom division,
♣

lack of aid from,
♣

rebuilding infrastructure,
♣

Torksey within,
♣

Viking settlement in,
♣

Mersea Island,
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,
♦

Merton,
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–
♦
,
♥
,
♠
,
†