The Last Kingdom

871-901: Binge Watching the series on Netflix about the conflict between the Viking invaders and the Saxon natives. Alfred of Wessex won but the later conquest of William the Conqueror meant that the Vikings won, too. What Alfred’s victory won was time and time meant assimilation. A westernized Scandinavian invaders together with the natives made medieval and modern Britain.

The benefit of historical fiction is that it can convey the mood of the times more than factual narrative can. Watching shows like this immerses the audience in those times and places.

For the true story of King Alfred’s reign:http://dld.bz/hhxmt