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Who was king of Wessex?
Alfred the Great
How did the territories change after Alfred defeated Guthram the Dane
Wessex grew in size and Danelaw was created
What was happening to the Papacy during the time of Otto I
The noble family kept changing who was pope
What were the dates of Alfred the Great?
871-901 AD
Who was Otto the I
The king of Germany who eventually received the title of Holy Roman Emperor
What did the Danes nearly destroy in England?
Education and Learning
What did Otto I do to the dukes who were trying to act independently of him?
He made them vassals (nobility who owed allegiance to him)
What were the dates for Otto I and the Holy Roman Empire?
962-973 AD
Who was Guthrum the Dane?
The leader of the Danish Vikings
What city did Alfred capture is 866
London
During Otto I reign, who strongly influenced the decision of who became Pope?
The noble family
Who made Otto I Holy Roman Emperor in return for stabilizing the papacy
What happened in the Battle of Edington?
Alfred the Great defeated Guthrum the Dane (and the Danish Vikings with him).
Who became King of Italy in 951? How did this occur
Otto I became king of Italy. This happened because Otto I married the widowed Queen Adelaide of Italy.
Who was Tryggvesson? What happened to him during the Viking raids?
He was the king of Norway. He became a Christian and brought Christianity to Norway and Iceland
Started schools who provided Christian education, made strict laws that included commands in Exodus, translated the Bible and other historical texts into the Anglo-Saxon language
What trade off took place between Otto I and Pope John XII?
Otto I would stabilize the papacy and John XII made Otto the first Holy Roman Emperor