252 The Coming of the Anglo-Scandinavians

Published: Sept. 1, 2017, 3:24 a.m.

At the start of 867, there were four major Anglo-Saxon kingdoms in Britain. By 874, three of the four \u2013 Northumbria, East Anglia, and Mercia \u2013 had lost their independence. That\u2019s a timespan of only 7 years, and in that 7 years the political landscape of Britain had changed dramatically and permanently. That\u2019s insane. For [\u2026]

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