Early England

 

III. Alfred the Great’s engagement with the Vikings. Include:

 

· How Alfred responded to the Viking threat under Guthrum (Steps he took, Athelney, Battle of Edington/ Treaty of Wedmore)

· Discuss, in detail, Alfred’s military reforms to deal with the Vikings.

 

IV. William of Poitiers’ Account of the Battle of Hastings

Discuss

· William of Normandy and Harold Godwin’s claims to the English throne

· The virtue and vices the author attributed to William and Harold

· The battle itself, in terms of placement of armies, weapons and tactics

· How William gained the victory