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May 9, 2024 · Aella of Northumbria (died March 21 or 23, 867, York, Northumbria [now North Yorkshire, England]) was an Anglo-Saxon king of Northumbria who succeeded to the throne in 862 or 863, on the deposition of Osbert, although he was not of royal birth. The Scandinavian legendary history Gesta Danorum regarded Aella as the king responsible for the death ...
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Ælla (or Ælle or Aelle, fl. 866; died 21 March 867) was King of Northumbria, a kingdom in medieval England, during the middle of the 9th century. Sources on Northumbrian history in this period are limited, and so Ælla's ancestry is not known, and the dating of the beginning of his reign is questionable. In addition to the Anglo-Saxon ...
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May 3, 2023 · Aella, sometimes spelled Ælla or Aelle, was also mentioned in the Norse sagas. This was after the Vikings invaded England, supposedly in retaliation for Aella killing their possibly-apocryphal leader Ragnar Lothbrok in the early 860s. Here is the story of King Aella of Northumbria.
Mar 4, 2022 · The 10th Century Chronicle of the Violent, Orgiastic Funeral of a Viking Chieftain. The poem, Knútsdrápa by Sigvat Thordarson, only briefly mentions the death of King Aelle at the hands of the sons of the Viking Ragnar Lodbrok in one line: “And Ívarr, who resided at York, had Ælla’s back cut with an eagle.”. No mention is made however ...
Mar 18, 2013 · For Smyth, while King Ælla’s Northumbrian snake pit was a mere literary figment (a sensible conclusion, it must be said, given the scarcity of poisonous snakes in England),
May 9, 2024 · Ivar the Boneless (died 873, Dublin [Ireland]) was a Viking chieftain, of Danish origin, whose life story is suffused with legend. He is best known for his exploits on the British Isles, most notably his invasion, in the company of two brothers, of several Anglo-Saxon kingdoms. Unlike previous Viking raiders who came only to plunder, Ivar ...
Jun 18, 2020 · King Aella was loosely based on the real Saxon king of the same name, who ruled in the mid-ninth century until his death in 867. The real Aella was the King of Northumbria and his reign is ...
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