![]() ![]() This period of English history has sometimes been perceived as one of little cultural development and the Anglo-Saxons as an unsophisticated people. Minorities were notoriously periods of weak kingship and factional infighting: the last thing the Anglo-Saxons needed.įor 600 years the Anglo-Saxons came to dominate England. Faced with Viking invasions, it’s unlikely that this was opposed. However, based on a previous agreement between Æthelred and Alfred, Alfred inherited the throne. When Æthelred, the third brother, died in 871, he had two young sons. He was never meant to be kingĪlfred had 3 older brothers, all of whom reached adulthood and reigned before him. Guthrum took the name Æthelstan and went on to rule East Anglia until his death. ![]() One of the terms of surrender for the Viking Guthrum was that he must be baptised a Christian before leaving Wessex. Whilst he did not enact any major reforms to religious practice, Alfred did strive to appoint learned and pious bishops and abbots. Alfred founded monasteries and convinced foreign monks to his new monasteries. Alfred was extremely religiousĪt the age of four he visited the pope in Rome and, he claims, was blessed with the right to rule. Some historians have pointed to what we now know to be Crohn’s disease as the cause of his poor health. He reportedly had painful cramps and often diarrhoea and other gastrointestinal symptoms. ![]() Sometimes it was so severe that it made him unable to leave his room for days or weeks at a time. He was often sickĪlfred had intense stomach complaints. They point to these ‘sins’ as something that the religious king had to overcome to become a worthy man and ruler in God’s eyes. Alfred admits this freely in his own works and Asser, his biographer, reiterates it in his biography of Alfred. He was known to chase many women in is younger years, from household servants to ladies of standing. The babyfaces will need a fifth, which sounds like a job for Seth Rollins.A 19th century engraving of Alfred burning the cakes. WarGames looks to be Drew McIntyre and The Brawlin’ Brutes vs. Roman Reigns immediately capitalized by saying “you can’t even get the mic to work! What are you gonna do?!” Barrett also had a great line when he said “Sheamus’ mic doesn’t work, but his fists do.” Sheamus returned, and the poor guy was sabotaged by a bad mic. When fans are chanting “Ucey,” I can’t tell whether they’re doing so in support of Roman Reigns or the absent Sami Zayn. Roman Reigns said he had some business to attend to, and with WarGames around the corner, I’m curious if this business will involve Bray Wyatt and the Wyatt 6. The Bloodline Brawls with Brawlin’ Brutes, McIntyre Next month, I’m sure Tony D’Angelo and co. Triple H seems to be bringing in one stable after another just to beat up the other stable. The Viking Raiders attached these two factions from behind after a barefoot Sarah Logan showed up at the top of the entrance.Īmong other over-the-top language used to narrate this assault, Michael Cole noted that “the Gods have opened their eyes.” The Viking Raiders Destroy Hit Row and Legado Del Fantasma If this doesn’t result in Sami Zayn winning the World Cup, it has to result in a finals between Strowman and Ricochet. This match followed a promo on Ricochet, who weighed in on Braun Strowman’s Twitter controversy himself. This crowd went crazy for Braun Strowman, which is another indication of how little of these paying customers are represented on Twitter. ![]() Jinder MahalĪfter the weekend he had, the finish of this match has to be Braun Strowman via moonsault. Surprisingly, Shotzi won this match and will be a pig to slaughter challenging Ronda Rousey for the SmackDown Women’s Championship. Fans immediately started chanting “table,” and it was not used. Poor Liv Morgan and Raquel Rodriguez screwed up a table spot and these fans were furious. Unfortunately for LA Knight, the segment ended with Wyatt head-butting Knight. Crazy as it sounds, this was the biggest moment of LA Knight’s WWE career. I can’t wait for Legado Del Fantasma to get over enough for fans to sing along with their theme song.įor whatever reason, Joaquin Wilde was dressed exactly like Pee Wee Herman.īackstage, Bray Wyatt interrupted an LA Knight promo. The SmackDown World Cup seems to be WWE’s answer to the AEW All Atlantic Championship. ![]()
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