King Arthur by https://padlet.com/lcoakley2/t854duw0kyfn Becoming King en-us 2019-01-28 16:09:50 UTC 2019-01-28 16:11:26 UTC hello@padlet.com Throughout much of Alfred's life the Vikings had been raiding England. In 870, the Vikings had conquered all the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms except for Wessex. Alfred became his brother's second in command. In 871, the Vikings continued to attack. Alfred's brother Aethelred died in one of the battles and Alfred was crowned king. Over the next several years Alfred fought off the Vikings. After many battles, he thought they had finally achieved some kind of peace. Alfred was a great leader in battle, but he might have been an even better leader during peacetime. Once peace had been established with the Vikings, Alfred went about rebuilding his kingdom. With so much focus on fighting off the Vikings, the educational system of England had almost disappeared. Alfred knew that education was important, so he founded schools and rebuilt monasteries. He even translated some classic works from Latin into English himself. Alfred also made other reforms and improvements to his kingdom including building forts throughout the country, establishing a strong navy, and bringing talented European scholars and craftsmen across the channel to England. He also established a national code of law. lcoakley2 https://padlet.com/lcoakley2/t854duw0kyfn/wish/324999446 2019-01-28 16:11:26 UTC https://padlet.com/lcoakley2/t854duw0kyfn/wish/324999446