HIST 250 Study Guide - Final Guide: Great Heathen Army, Royal Danish Army, Guthrum
25 Nov 2014
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Analyze brian stock"s weak and strong thesis as part of your answer. Provided the fewest written sources for the early medieval period. Downturn in legislative written activity: 11th century: an overwhelming amount of new data. New reliance on the written word by the laity: strong thesis (strong change) 11th century marked a major transformation in literacy. A predominantly oral society was transformed into a text-based society: weak thesis (work together) Suggests a continued interaction of oral and written components. Assumes knowledge and reliance on the written word is not new. Why or why not: alfred the great (871-899), the first king of england, succeeded his brother (aethelred) as king of wessex and surrounding territories in 871. Ascends the throne amidst constant threat of danish invasion/conquest: alfred and the vikings. Alfred"s accession to the throne coincides with the division of the viking.
