Great Army
Lands in England as a leader of the "Great Army"
Historical biography archive · Updated 2026-11-03
Ubba Biography and Timeline
Follow Ubba through 10 dated historical records for Denmark.
Ubba, historical timeline
A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.
10Distinct records
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865–878Years on this page
865
Invasion of England
Lands in England as a leader of the "Great Army"
East Anglian Tribute
Ubba shared command as East Anglia supplied tribute and horses to obtain temporary peace.
867
Great Heathen Army
Ubba fights in the Viking victory at York, where the Northumbrian kings Aella and Osberht are defeated.
Role range: 0865-0873
878
Battle of Cynwit
The Viking force waits below the stronghold, expecting hunger and thirst to force the West Saxons to surrender.
Battle of Cynwit
Odda defeats a Viking force linked with Ubba, and many Vikings are killed during the west-country campaign.
Battle of Cynwit
Ubba lands with a Viking force in western Wessex while Alfred is still recovering from the Danish attack on Chippenham.
Death of Ubba
Ubba is killed when Odda's West Saxons break out from the hillfort and overwhelm the Viking besiegers.
Raven Banner
Odda's men capture the Viking raven banner after killing Ubba and many of his warriors at Cynwit.
Siege of Cynwit
Ubba's army besieges a West Saxon stronghold after finding Odda's men positioned in a defensible hillfort.
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.