Aethelred, Alfred the Great and Wessex
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I can describe how the kingdom of Wessex tried to resist the Viking invaders.
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In 870, Wessex was ruled by the young king Aethelred, aided by his younger brother Alfred.
They managed to stall the Viking invasion of Wessex by defeating them at the Battle of Ashdown.
In further battles the Vikings pushed the forces of Wessex back, killing Aethelred in 871.
The new King Alfred fought against the Vikings, now reinforced by the Danish chief Guthrum who had arrived in 872.
Alfred made peace with the Vikings, probably bribing them, they went on to conquer Mercia and then Northumbria.
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