Historical events in 868

9 historical records

868 · Denmark · Nottingham · Warfare · Viking Invasions · Ivar the Boneless

Great Heathen Army

Ivar's army occupies Nottingham and forces Mercia and Wessex into negotiations rather than decisive battle.

868 · Denmark · Nottingham · Warfare · Viking Invasions · Ivar the Boneless

Truce

Mercia and Wessex fail to retake Nottingham, and a truce allows the Danes to withdraw back toward York.

868 · Egypt · Cairo · House · House of Tulunid · Ahmed Ibn Tulun

Independence of Egypt

Proclaims Egypt independent from Turkey

868 · England · Mercia · House · House of Wessex · Alfred the Great

Marriage

Alfred marries Ealhswith, strengthening political links between Wessex and Mercian nobility.

868 · England · Mercia · House · House of Wessex · Alfred the Great

Mercian Alliance

The marriage to Ealhswith connects Alfred with an important Mercian family through her father Aethelred Mucel.

868 · England · Nottingham · Warfare · Viking Invasions · Alfred the Great

Siege of Nottingham

King Aethelred of Wessex and his brother Alfred march to Nottingham against the Danes but cannot force a battle.

868 · England · Nottingham · Warfare · Viking Invasions · Aethelred I

Campaign at Nottingham

Aethelred marched with Alfred to support Mercia, but the campaign ended through negotiation.

868 · England · Nottingham · Warfare · Viking Invasions · Burgred

Appeal for West Saxon Aid

Burgred requested West Saxon assistance after the Viking army occupied Nottingham.

868 · England · Mercia · Warfare · Viking Invasions · Ethelred I

Invasion of Mercia

The Danes invade Mercia