Alfred captured London in 886, the first time an English king had held the city since the Danish sack of 851. He restored London honourably and gave it into the keeping of Aethelred ealdorman of Mercia. London was the most important trading city in England and its recovery demonstrated Alfred's growing strength. The Treaty of Alfred and Guthrum formalising the Danelaw boundary followed shortly after.
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