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Edmund I's grandson, Margrave Cuthbert I, began work on a series of fortifications on the border with [[Gothica]] that would eventually become known as the [[Anglasweorc]] in 1121. The initial Anglasweorc included watchtowers along the March's river borders as well as a series of earthworks along land borders and a sparse variety of fortifications and the antecedents of castles. The Anglasweorc would continually be expanded and improved over the next three centuries and would become Anglei's most iconic structure.

By the end of the 12th century, the [[Anglasweorc]] had been expanded into a series of castles and adaptations of old [[Great Levantia|Great Levantine]] border defenses. The strength of the Anglasweorc allowed the March to begin charging large tolls to Gothic traders seeking to do business within the [[Holy Levantine Empire]], and also eventually allowed the Ænglish to begin exacting tribute from neighboring [[Gothic people|Gothic]] tribes and enforcing peaceful movement of peoples along the border. The influx of tolls and tribute - along with the end of the raiding threat - lead to the March becoming prosperous and prestigious, with the Margrave's court becoming a center of art, fashion, and science. Accordingly, 1200 is traditionally established as the beginning of the "Ænglish golden age".

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 Edmund I's grandson, Margrave Cuthbert I, began work on a series of fortifications on the border with [[Gothica]] that would eventually become known as the [[Anglasweorc]] in 1121. The initial Anglasweorc included watchtowers along the March's river borders as well as a series of earthworks along land borders and a sparse variety of fortifications and the antecedents of castles. The Anglasweorc would continually be expanded and improved over the next three centuries and would become Anglei's most iconic structure.
+By the end of the 12th century, the [[Anglasweorc]] had been expanded into a series of castles and adaptations of old [[Great Levantia|Great Levantine]] border defenses. The strength of the Anglasweorc allowed the March to begin charging large tolls to Gothic traders seeking to do business within the [[Holy Levantine Empire]], and also eventually allowed the Ænglish to begin exacting tribute from neighboring [[Gothic people|Gothic]] tribes and enforcing peaceful movement of peoples along the border. The influx of tolls and tribute - along with the end of the raiding threat - lead to the March becoming prosperous and prestigious, with the Margrave's court becoming a center of art, fashion, and science. Accordingly, 1200 is traditionally established as the beginning of the "Ænglish golden age".
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