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Capture of Mercia

Name: Capture of Mercia – Denmark factsheet records
Creator: World History Database

Denmark · Warfare / Viking Invasions. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

2Records

873–876Date range

2Named people

1Places

Chronological records

873

Ivar the Boneless873

Mercia · Warfare / Viking Invasions

Mercia comes under attack & Ivar sets up an HQ in Repton, the heart of Mercia

876

Halfdan White Shirt876

Mercia · Warfare / Viking Invasions

Takes control of the eastern half of Mercia

Names involved

Halfdan White ShirtIvar the Boneless

Provenance

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