In this kingdom, the worth of oaths given in court was measured in hides via Ine's Law Code.
A woman born in this kingdom ruled as the "Lady" of another kingdom after her husband's death at the Battle of Tettenhall. In this kingdom, the worth of oaths given in court was measured in hides via Ine's Law Code. A biography by Bishop Asser relates how a ruler of this kingdom once rallied troops at Egbert's Stone. Canut granted Godwin, Harold Godwinson's father, an earldom that shares its name with this kingdom. A ruler of this kingdom established fortified settlements called "burhs," signed the Treaty of Wedmore with Guthrum after winning the Battle of Edington, and once supposedly let the griddle-cakes of a peasant woman burn while in hiding. For 10 points, name this Anglo-Saxon kingdom ruled by Alfred the Great.
A woman born in this kingdom ruled as the "Lady" of another kingdom after her husband's death at the Battle of Tettenhall.
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