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- The chief barrier to the Danes was the Anglo-Saxon kingdom of Wessex under Alfred the Great (r. 871-899). Although Alfred defeated the Danes, he had to concede the whole northeast of England to them, a region thereafter called the Danelaw.
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In 870 AD the Danes attacked the only remaining independent Anglo-Saxon kingdom, Wessex, whose forces were commanded by Alfred's older brother, King Aethelred, and Alfred himself. In 871...
Feb 7, 2024 · Obviously, it was only a matter of time before the Danes would target Wessex, and that time came in 870 AD. The West Saxons started off on the right foot, with a victory at the Battle of Englefield. However, the good times didn’t last long because just four days later, Æthelred and Alfred rallied their army and attacked the main Viking ...
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The chief barrier to the Danes was the Anglo-Saxon kingdom of Wessex under Alfred the Great (r. 871-899). Although Alfred defeated the Danes, he had to concede the whole northeast of England to them, a region thereafter called the Danelaw.
At the Battle of Edington, an army of the kingdom of Wessex under Alfred the Great defeated the Great Heathen Army led by the Dane Guthrum on a date between 6 and 12 May 878, resulting in the Treaty of Wedmore later the same year.
- May 878
- Probably Edington, Wiltshire
- Saxon victory
Mar 14, 2021 · King Alfred is famous for fighting the Danes. In 870 the Danes invaded East Anglia. Soon they were in control of Northumbria, part of Mercia and East Anglia. They then turned their attention to Wessex. At the end of 870, they captured Reading. The men of Wessex won a victory at Ashdown.
Mar 17, 2017 · In 870, the Danes embarked on an invasion of the Saxon kingdom of Wessex. Having conquered East Anglia in 865, they sailed up the Thames and came ashore at Maidenhead. Moving inland, they swiftly captured the Royal Villa at Reading and began fortifying the site as their base.
Great Heathen Army. The Great Heathen Army, [a] also known as the Viking Great Army, [1] was a coalition of Scandinavian warriors who invaded England in AD 865. Since the late 8th century, the Vikings [b] had been engaging in raids on centres of wealth, such as monasteries.
