Athelney, Somerset - Production & Contact Info (original) (raw)

In this first ever episode of Time Team, Tony and the team travel to Athelney in Somerset to investigate a series of hills (once islands in a bog) that became Alfred The Great's last defensive position after a series of losses to invading ...See moreIn this first ever episode of Time Team, Tony and the team travel to Athelney in Somerset to investigate a series of hills (once islands in a bog) that became Alfred The Great's last defensive position after a series of losses to invading Viking forces. It is also the place Alfred began the great rally that saw him re-conquer most of Wessex, and laid the foundations of the nation that was to become England. Written by Chapman_glen@yahoo.com See less