can anyone tell me why the vikings didn't the conquer the west of england does anyone know why the vikings never conquered the west of england because i don't know why the vikings never conquered the west of england Www@QuestionHome@Com
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Best Answer - Chosen by Asker: Because King Alfred of Wessex put up such a spirited defense that the Vikings negotiated with him and didn't conquer that part of England!. Www@QuestionHome@Com The reasons are both complex and simple!. as Old lady said , king Alfred put up a good defense!. there was also offa's dike!. basically it boils down to the fact that this area of England had a well organized strong defense,and other areas didn't!. vikings were raiders of opportunity!. If the area looked strongly defended, they went somewhere else!.Www@QuestionHome@Com I think they must have tried "There is a Folk Story of how during a Viking raid on Uphill and the surrounding area, they left their boats moored along the river, and how a lame old woman cut their moorings!. When they returned to their boats they had all been swept out to sea!. The local people then attacked the raiders, causing the local hill to run red, giving the name ‘Blood Down’ later to become Bleadon!." Bleadon is in SomersetWww@QuestionHome@Com Have you been to the West of England!? Only the Welsh and Cornish would want it!. Too craggy for the Romans, who also had allergies to peat bogs!.Www@QuestionHome@Com Because they did not arrive in sufficient numbers to control all of the land they occupied and sustain a fighting force large enough to conquer the whole of England!.Www@QuestionHome@Com please answer my question too http://answers!.yahoo!.com/question/index;!.!.!. Www@QuestionHome@Com People don't even like visiting the west of England in these times and it was probably even worse back then!. If you'd ever visited, you'd know!. Www@QuestionHome@Com They had to turn back because Haggar the Horrible would only take a dump in his own toilet!. Www@QuestionHome@Com They were too busy getting drunk and shhaaggiinng the native brits wives! Www@QuestionHome@Com u mean the welsh!.!.!.!.!.difficult terrain/mountains!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.fierce people!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.not worth the effort involvedWww@QuestionHome@Com |