books on religion, history & philposophy were translated into Anglo-Saxon. Many Latin words came into Anglo-Saxon. Alfred ordered the literate men to help and establish a system of law. He ordered that the old customs & laws should be collected, new laws were added, so a Code of English Law was drawn up. He also ordered the learned men to collect all that was known of the early history of the country & to keep a record of the outstanding events.
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