How Did Alfred the Great Deal with Viking Invasions?

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Alfred the Great’s military reform lastingly influenced the history of the British Isles. He identified the strengths and weaknesses of both the Vikings and his own forces and reacted with an appropriate strategy: a so-called deep defensive system. Alfred's system of defense fundamentally changed the way the Anglo-Saxons dealt with the continuous Viking raids and it helped establishing a surprisingly centralized government for early medieval European standards. In this video we will point out five important ways which helped Alfred to deter the Vikings.
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