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Longer episode, but this is the era to know about, the reign that would affect everything. We talk about the things King Ælfræd has done in his reign and what their effects were, including military reform and the standardization of pre-Norman English (or Ænglisc).
Not necessarily an episode for history, more of one for literature and poetic appreciation of pre-Norman poetry, including The Wanderer and Cædmon's Hymn.
We'll be talking about a brief overview of the years 500-793 in Anglo-Saxon history, but not going into much depth with Alfred the Great (he'll get his own episode later).