Viking Britain
The Vikings colonized the northern and western parts of the British Isles and pushed the native Celts to the boundaries of Britain, in Cornwall, Wales and Scotland.
In 850 AD they finally formed three separate states – Mercia, Northumbria and Wessex.
These Kingdoms not only had to fight with each other, but also had to protect themselves from frequent Viking attacks.
In 865 AD a large Viking army landed in East Anglia and gained a lot of territory here from the now resident Anglo Saxons.
In 878 AD Vikings attacked fiercely the Saxon King Alfred had to run away to Somerset to survive, from where he regrouped and then kept attacking the Vikings and ultimately with assistance from his sons and grandsons they pushed the Vikings back into the sea.
By 955 AD the Great Grandson of Alfred, Eadred ruled Britain in a fine manner and he created an infrastructure also.
Then Britain was pushed into a series of battles and wars against various invaders.
One interesting thing happening to Britain at this relatively late period was the arrival of Christianity, brought in by Irish monks and the Christians organized the whole country into separate diocese, each under the control of a bishop.
Then along came another Viking raider, William the Conqueror who ultimately grabbed hold of the whole of Britain with relative ease by killing King Harold in the Battle of Hastings.
When Edward the Confessor died in 1066, the Vikings saw a chance to regain control and landed an army to start a war. Within 13 days when they were camping near Hastings, the Normans killed the English King Harold. William I was crowned on London on Christmas Day in 1066.
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