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| 1 | 0870 | |
| 2 | 0871 | - 0871—0899: King Alfred
King Alfred the Great ( 871 - 899 ) {\n}{\n}{\n}871 - Alfred becomes King of Wessex following the death of his brother Aethelred{\n}872 - London falls to Viking raiders{\n}875 - After persistent attacks by Vikings the monks of Lindesfarne travel through N
- 0871—0899: Alfred the Great
Saxon: 4th son of Ethelwulf, defeated Danes, fortified London
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| 3 | 0883 | - 0883—0883: King Gorm becomes the first known ruler of a united Danish kingdom
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| 4 | 0894 | - 0894—0915: Spytihnev I
Son of Borivoj I
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| 5 | 0899 | - 0899—0925: King Edward The Elder
King Edward The Elder ( 899 - 925 ) {\n}{\n}901 - Edward the Elder takes the title "King of the Angles and Saxons"{\n}913 - Edward the Elder recaptures Essex from the Danes
- 0899—0924: Edward the Elder
Saxon: Alfred's son, united English, claimed Scotland
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| 6 | 0915 | - 0915—0921: Vratislav I. (Vratislaus)
Brother of Spytihnev I
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| 7 | 0921 | - 0921—0935: V clav I. Svaty (Wenceslaus)
Son of Vratislav I; known as St. Wenceslaus ("Good King Wenceslas" for English speaking people), the patron saint of the Czech lands.
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| 8 | 0924 | - 0924—0940: Athelstan the Glorious
Saxon: Edward's eldest son, King of Mercia, Wessex
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| 9 | 0925 | - 0925—0940: King Athelstan
King Athelstan ( 925 - 940 ) {\n}{\n}926 - Athelstan annexes Northumbria, and forces the kings of Wales, Strathclyde, the Picts, and the Scots to submit to him{\n}937 - Battle of Brunanburh: Athelstan defeats alliance of Scots, Celts, Danes, and Vikings,
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Abt 875 - 930 (55 years)