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Sep 25, 2019 · The reeds and withies of the marshlands would have provided an impenetrable thicket around the island, making it like an invisible bunker for Alfred’s war preparations. One can get an impression of the mystical experiences Alfred reportedly had whilst in the misty marshes.
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Jun 27, 2018 · Athelney is where King Alfred developed a fortification at Easter 878, at a time when Wessex had fallen to the Vikings, and it was from here that Alfred set out on the successful reconquest of his kingdom.
Sep 27, 2019 · Low islands stood above the wetlands, only accessible by punts and knowledge of how to navigate the thicket of reeds and marsh plants. Since the Neolithic period man has tried to make causeways trackways through the marshes such as what is known today as the Sweet Track.
Aug 25, 2015 · At first sight, it's a blatant, karmic ripoff of of TRUE DETECTIVE, Season One, but it's a thin veneer that goes away if you scratch the surface. Two sisters have disappeared in a village, at the very end of Andalusia, in 1980. The movie is set roughly 5 years after , which are important details.
It is easy to imagine what it would have been like when Alfred arrived here in AD 877; a land of marsh and wildfowl, a bleak landscape of waterways and reeds, a place to hide and regain his strength. And from this marshy place, he launched the assault that drove back the Danes and changed the course of history.
Sep 23, 2020 · Aethelflaed didn't need as much help as Edward, but she wouldn't have lasted long in the marshlands if Uhterd hadn't come up with the solution for their troubles. Uhtred's help in rallying the communities to support king Alfred saved the whole family.
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Mar 9, 2022 · Though in the show it is dealt with in the immediate aftermath of Alfred’s death in 899, the actual battle took place at unidentified location suspected to be Holme in East Anglia in 902, after a three-year insurrection in which Aethelwold had moderate success.
