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A short discussion of Alfred the Great’s military reforms following the Battle of Edington in 878.

The Great Heathen Army, composed of Norse raiders and others (with an estimated size anywhere between 1-2,000 on the minimalist end, to 10,000), attacked the English kingdoms over a period of about 20 years. In order to counter this threat, Alfred of Wessex reorganized his military and restructured his state to support that military. The result was the creation of burghs (also spelled burhs), fortified regions in the kingdom that served as the focus point of defense in the event of attacks.

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English Logistics and Military Administration, 871-1066: The Impact of the Viking Wars, Abels

Alfred’s Wars, Lavelle

Alfred the Great: War, Kingship, and Culture in Anglo-Saxon England, Abels

The Inheritance of Rome, Wickham