To help jog your memory just before your test or exam try remembering this checklist...............

B.A.A.B.S.    L.B.W.L.

Not only
B.M.L.
brilliant military leader
but also
E.R.K.
excellent ruler of his kingdom.

Brilliant military leader = B.A.A.B.S
B
BATTLES
defeated Vikings - Edington and Chippenham
A
AGREEMENT
agreement with Guthrum, - Vikings confined to Danelaw. 
A
ARMY
reorganised army - new system - fyrd took turns 
B
BURHS
built fortifications (burhs) around his towns - safer
= trade and work without fear
= money to pay taxes and keep him powerful. 
S
SHIPS
revived shipbuilding, - ships of a new design - 60 oars - bigger and faster

Excellent administrator = L. B.W. L.
L
LAWS
new laws - fewer disputes – more peaceful - used by his successors as the basis for the Common Law of England. 
B.W.
BOOK OF WINCHESTER
started a survey of the divisions of land - Book of Winchester - forerunner of Domesday Book.
L
LEARNING
influence on learning -  schools – manuscripts - translations - Anglo Saxon Chronicle - foundations for the future.

The most important reason……………