Occupation of East Anglia
Guthrum's Vikings settle in East Anglia and establish a Danish-ruled kingdom.
Role range: 0880-0890
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Guthrum Biography and Timeline — Page 2
Follow Guthrum through 53 dated historical records for Denmark.
Guthrum, historical timeline
A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.
53Distinct records
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880–890Years on this page
880
Rule of East Anglia
Guthrum rules East Anglia after leaving Wessex and settling with his followers.
Role range: 0880-0890
Rule of East Anglia
Guthrum rules East Anglia under the Christian name Athelstan after his baptism.
Role range: 0880-0890
Withdrawal from Wessex
Guthrum leaves Wessex and concentrates his power in East Anglia.
Role range: 0880-0890
884
Attack on Kent
East Anglian Vikings attack Kent and provoke renewed fighting with Alfred's kingdom.
Role range: 0880-0890
Breaking of Peace
A Viking force from East Anglia breaks peace and renews pressure on Alfred's realm.
Role range: 0880-0890
Treaty of Alfred and Guthrum
Guthrum and Alfred agree terms regulating peace, compensation and relations between English and Danes.
Role range: 0880-0890
Treaty of Alfred and Guthrum
The Treaty of Alfred and Guthrum outlines boundaries and legal rules between Alfred's people and Guthrum's people.
Role range: 0880-0890
Treaty of Alfred and Guthrum
The treaty defines boundaries later associated with the Danelaw and allows Danish self-rule in Guthrum's territory.
Role range: 0880-0890
885
Attack on Rochester
Guthrum supported an attack on Rochester that Alfred forced the Danes to abandon.
Role range: 0880-0890
886
Danelaw Boundary
Guthrum accepted a boundary separating Alfredian territory from regions under Danish authority.
Role range: 0880-0890
Treaty of Alfred and Guthrum
Guthrum agrees terms with Alfred that divide authority and regulate trade between English and Danes.
Role range: 0880-0890
890
Death of Guthrum
Guthrum died after ruling the Scandinavian kingdom of East Anglia for about a decade.
Role range: 0880-0890
Records, sources and methodology
These dates and descriptions come from the historical_events database. Exact duplicate records have been collapsed. Names are grouped by the country, Name 2 and Name 1 fields; records with missing Name 2 cannot be reliably assigned to an individual biography. Check the underlying sources before formal citation.