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==== Britain ==== * Spring – King [[Æthelwulf|Æthelwulf of Wessex]] decides to go on a [[pilgrimage]] to [[Rome]], accompanied by his youngest son [[Alfred the Great|Alfred]] (age 6) and a large [[retinue]].{{sfn|Abels|1998|p=72}} He divides the kingdom between his two eldest sons; [[Æthelbald of Wessex|Æthelbald]] receives the western part of [[Wessex]], while [[Æthelberht of Wessex|Æthelberht]] becomes ruler over [[Kingdom of Kent|Kent]], [[Surrey]], [[Kingdom of Sussex|Sussex]] and [[Kingdom of Essex|Essex]].<ref>Paul Hill (2009). ''The Viking Wars of Alfred the Great'', p. 17. {{ISBN|978-1-59416-087-5}}</ref>
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