comes from his participation in many battles in the second half of the fifth century, and as king, he united all of the other Anglo-Saxon kings south of the Humber River under one rule, a powerful feat for one man in such uncivilized times. He is thought to be a very powerful leader of the time for this reason.
             Late in the 5th century, around 490 A.D., a military leader known as Cerdic assumed the Anglo
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