Excerpt from Alfred the Great — Part B Lance Carson Then in 892 or 893 the Danes attacked England again, but ________22 ultimately repelled in 896 or 897, with only ________23 Danes with connections to England remaining in East Anglia and Northumberland. Look at the blank with the number 22 in the passage. Which of these answers correctly completes the sentence? A) are B) is C) was D) were