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	== Battle of Brunanburh ==		== Battle of Brunanburh ==

	In 937AD, the bloody battle of Brunanburh in which five kings and a large number of warriors were slaughtered, celebrates the victory over a Norse-Scot coalition, led by Viking Olaf (Anlaf) and Scottish King Constantine II. ~~This~~ battle was led by King Athelstan and his brother Edmund, ~~which~~ were Anglo-Saxon~~, and at~~ the end of this battle, England was established as an Anglo-Saxon nation.		In 937AD, the bloody battle of Brunanburh in which five kings and a large number of warriors were slaughtered, celebrates the victory over a Norse-Scot coalition, led by Viking [[Olaf]] (Anlaf) and Scottish King Constantine II. The battle was led by [[King Athelstan]] and his brother, Prince Edmund, who were both Anglo-Saxon. The bloody battle lasted from sun up to sundown. At the end of this battle, [[King Athelstan]] and Prince Edward headed for home, leaving behind them the corpses of their enemy to be feasted upon by animals and England was established as an Anglo-Saxon nation.