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The Vikings and Alfred the Great
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The Vikings came from Scandinavia and first raided Britain in AD 789, later settling in parts of the country. King Alfred the Great and other Anglo-Saxon kings defeated the Vikings, and Alfred is remembered for uniting much of Anglo-Saxon England.
Memory tip: Vikings raid from AD 789; Alfred the Great defeats them and unites the Anglo-Saxons.
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Where did the Vikings come from?
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