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| 1 | 850 | - 850—899: WAR: .Norsemen attack as far south as the Mediterranean but are thwarted (859), discover Iceland (861). Alfred the Great becomes king of Britain (871), defeats Danish invaders (878). Russian nation founded by Vikings under Prince Rurik, establishing capital at Novgorod (855-879).
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| 2 | 866 | - 866—871: ROYAL: Ethelred I, Ruler of England.Saxon - 3rd son of Ethelwulf, King of Wessex, fought Danes.
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| 3 | 871 | - 871—899: ROYAL: .Ruler of England - Alfred the Great. Saxon - 4th son of Ethelwulf, defeated Danes, fortified London.
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| 4 | 900 | - 900—949: HISTORY: .Beginning of Mayan Post-Classical period (900-1519). Vikings discover Greenland (c. 900). Arab Spain under Abd ar-Rahman III becomes center of learning (912 -961). Otto I becomes King of Germany (936).
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| 5 | 924 | - 924—940: ROYAL: .Ruler of England - Athelstan the Glorious. Saxon - Edward's eldest son, King of Mercia, Wessex.
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871 - 924 (53 years)
