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Pagan: heathen, not yet converted to Christianity.
King Alfred, called the Great, was king of England from 871-901 A.D.
Alderman in early England meant the ruler of a large district, such as a shire or kingdom. When Mercia became subject to Wessex it was ruled by an alderman.
Benfleet: a place in Essex, on the north bank of the Thames, not
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