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MIDDLE AGES
With the collapse of Roman
rule in the early 5th century,
London was effectively
abandoned. However, from
the 6th century an Anglo
Saxon settlement known as
Lundenwic, rising to a likely
population of 10–12,000.
In the 9th century London
was repeatedly attacked by
Vikings, leading to a
relocation of the city back to
the location of Roman
Londinium, in order to use
its walls for protection.
Following the unification of
England in the 10th century
London, already the country's
largest city and most important
trading centre, became increasingly
important as a political centre,
although it still faced competition
from Winchester, the traditional
centre of the kingdom of Wessex.