“in the year of the lord’s incarnation [885], (the thirty-seventh of king alfred’s life), the viking army split up into two bands: one band set out for [the east frankish kingdom], and the other, coming to britain, entered kent and besieged the city which in english is called rochester, situated on the eastern bank of the river medway. the vikings immediately constructed a strong fortification for themselves in front of its entrance, but they were unable to capture the city because the citizens defended themselves courageously until king alfred arrived, bringing them relief with a large army. thereupon the vikings, abandoning their fortress, . . fled quickly to their ships.” —from asser’s life of king alfred, 884 the passage above describes a scene that was common in ninth-century europe. explain how this led to a new social and political order. describe the new order, including the relationships of people involved.