Historical events in 944

6 historical records

944 · England · Cumbria · Warfare · England War · Edmund I

Invasion of Cumbria

Edmund I devastates Cumbria and blinds two sons of Domnall mac Eogain, king of Strathclyde

944 · England · Mercia · Warfare · Viking Invasions · Edmund I

Capture of Mercia

Re-captures Mercia from the Danes

944 · England · Northumberland · Warfare · Viking Invasions · Edmund I

Capture of Northumberland

Crosses the Humber & drives Olaf & the Norse out of England

944 · England · York · Warfare · Viking Invasions · Edmund I

Capture of York

King Edmund takes York from the Vikings

944 · England · Northumbria · Warfare · Viking Invasions · Edmund I

Recovery of Northumbria

Edmund expelled the rival Norse kings and restored English rule in Northumbria.

944 · Spain · Warfare · Military · Ramiro II

Peace

Agrees a truce with Abd ar-Rahman III