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Captures Northumbria, becomes the 1st King of all of England
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Captures Northumbria, becomes the 1st King of all of England
Athelstans empire, seemingly made safe by the victory of Brunanburh, collapsed in little more than a year from his death when Amlaib returned from Ireland and seized Northumbria and the Mercian Danelaw
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