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[edit] Unification of England

This gives some insight into the emergence of England from the union of Wessex and Mercia. The Danes overran most of the English Kingdoms such as Northumbria, Eastern Mercia, East Anglia etc. Alfred and his descendants reconquered these lands from the Danes by 896
I do not think this statement is true, does it have a reference? By the time of Alfred's death in 899 he had consolidated Wessex, Kent and the rump of Mercia into a Kingdom of the Anglo-Saxons. The Danelaw was still very much in existence and Danes controlled not only the five boroughs (basically east Mercia) but also East Anglia and Northumbria (with the exception of Bamburgh). Edward the Elder conquered East Anglia and and his sister Æthelflæd Lady of the Mercians conquered the five boroughs, these were incorporated into the Kingdom of the Anglo-Saxons. Athelstan Completed the conquest of England at the Battle of Brunanburh in 937. It was at this time that England became a Kingdom for the first time. This information is from The Age of Athelstan by Paul Hill. Alun 03:06, 23 November 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Aetheflaeda's Ambush

I am not sure that there is a good source for the story about her ambush on her way to her wedding. It is not mentioned in the Chronicle, in William of Malmsbury or any of the usual suspects. Is there actually a source for this story? If not, I would rather see it out of the article. Selina.

I skimmed through Walker's Mercia and it isn't mentioned, nor does Henry of Huntingdon have anything like that, nor "Florence of Worcester". Angus McLellan (Talk) 21:48, 18 September 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Connection to Pershore, Worcestershire

The http://www.number8.org/What's-On/Gallery/Craft-Exhibitions/163/Pershore_Heritage_Centre_-_'Royal_Visits'.html web page includes the following.

[quote] It's known that Aethelflaeda, the daughter of King Alfred, often visited the early monastery at Pershore, whilst relics of his grand-daughter, acquired for the abbey, resulted in the town becoming something of a pilgrimage centre. [/quote]

There is no statement on the page as to the evidence for this, yet this note here is added in case it may be of interest. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 81.152.120.36 (talk) 12:23, 25 March 2008 (UTC)