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	By legitimizing [[Guthrum]]'s right to rule, [[Alfred the Great\|Alfred]] encouraged him to respect his oath. In addition, which Guthrum as a [[Christianity\|Christian]] ally in [[East Anglia]], Alfred created a territorial buffer to prevent future ~~Scandinavian raiding~~ parties from heading back up the [[River Thames]] into [[Wessex]].		By legitimizing [[Guthrum]]'s right to rule, [[Alfred the Great\|Alfred]] encouraged him to respect his oath. In addition, which Guthrum as a [[Christianity\|Christian]] ally in [[East Anglia]], Alfred created a territorial buffer to prevent future [[Scandinavia]]n [[raid]]ing parties from heading back up the [[River Thames]] into [[Wessex]].

	However, there was a problem: East Anglia was not Alfred's to give. He had never ruled over nor conquered that independent kingdom, and neither had his ancestors. In other words, Alfred lost no territory by gifting Guthrum a land that was not his. Moreover, he secured his own possessions and allowed his new (and indebted) ally to stabilize a region that had been in turmoil since the death of its last king, [[Edmund the Martyr\|St. Edmund]], who was killed by [[Vikings]] in 869.		However, there was a problem: East Anglia was not Alfred's to give. He had never ruled over nor conquered that independent kingdom, and neither had his ancestors. In other words, Alfred lost no territory by gifting Guthrum a land that was not his. Moreover, he secured his own possessions and allowed his new (and indebted) ally to stabilize a region that had been in turmoil since the death of its last king, [[Edmund the Martyr\|St. Edmund]], who was killed by [[Vikings]] in 869.

	This map shows the territorial ~~seperation~~ of [[Middle Ages\|Early Medieval]] [[Great Britain\|Britain]] before the treaty between Alfred and Guthrum.		This map shows the territorial separation of [[Middle Ages\|Early Medieval]] [[Great Britain\|Britain]] before the treaty between Alfred and Guthrum.

	In GREEN: the lands that were under the control of Alfred, which corresponded to the kingdoms of [[Mercia]] (1) and Wessex (2).		In GREEN: the lands that were under the control of Alfred, which corresponded to the kingdoms of [[Mercia]] (1) and Wessex (2).

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By legitimizing [[Guthrum]]'s right to rule, [[Alfred the Great|Alfred]] encouraged him to respect his oath. In addition, which Guthrum as a [[Christianity|Christian]] ally in [[East Anglia]], Alfred created a territorial buffer to prevent future Scandinavian raiding parties from heading back up the [[River Thames]] into [[Wessex]].

However, there was a problem: East Anglia was not Alfred's to give. He had never ruled over nor conquered that independent kingdom, and neither had his ancestors. In other words, Alfred lost no territory by gifting Guthrum a land that was not his. Moreover, he secured his own possessions and allowed his new (and indebted) ally to stabilize a region that had been in turmoil since the death of its last king, [[Edmund the Martyr|St. Edmund]], who was killed by [[Vikings]] in 869.

This map shows the territorial seperation of [[Middle Ages|Early Medieval]] [[Great Britain|Britain]] before the treaty between Alfred and Guthrum.

In GREEN: the lands that were under the control of Alfred, which corresponded to the kingdoms of [[Mercia]] (1) and Wessex (2).

In RED: the area that was not under the control of Alfred, including the kingdom of East Anglia (3).
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