In 870 AD the Danes attacked the only remaining independent Anglo-Saxon kingdom, Wessex, whose forces were commanded by Alfred's older brother, King Aethelred, and Alfred himself. In 871 AD ...

Narrator: And ‘buy time’ is exactly what Alfred did. He made a deal with the Vikings. They agreed not to attack Wessex in return for money. They called that money Danegeld. The Vikings left ...