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Birth of youngest son
Alfred is born at Wantage, the youngest son of Aethelwulf of Wessex.
Historical place archive
Browse historical events and people recorded at Wantage in England. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.
Alfred is born at Wantage, the youngest son of Aethelwulf of Wessex.
New law code defines the legal position in Danelaw
New law code defines the legal position in Danelaw. Introduces the Scandinavian custom of trial by jury
Ethelred issued the Wantage Code for the Five Boroughs, preserving several Scandinavian legal terms and procedures.
Provenance
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