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Halfdan helps lead the Great Heathen Army as it establishes winter quarters in East Anglia and prepares for wider conquest.
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Halfdan helps lead the Great Heathen Army as it establishes winter quarters in East Anglia and prepares for wider conquest.
Ivar brought the Great Heathen Army into East Anglia and secured horses and provisions from the local population.
Ivar the Boneless helps lead the Great Heathen Army after it lands in East Anglia and begins the conquest campaign.
The Great Heathen Army winters in East Anglia and receives tribute while preparing further campaigns in England.
Ivar helps capture York while Northumbria is weakened by rivalry between Aella and Osberht.
Ubba fights in the Viking victory at York, where the Northumbrian kings Aella and Osberht are defeated.
Halfdan consolidates Viking power in Northumbria after the defeat of the Northumbrian royal armies.
Ivar's army occupies Nottingham and forces Mercia and Wessex into negotiations rather than decisive battle.
The Great Heathen Army returns to East Anglia and winters at Thetford before attacking King Edmund.
Halfdan's army winters at Repton after campaigning in Mercia and strengthens Viking control in the Midlands.
Guthrum seizes Wareham with the southern army and compels Alfred to negotiate terms and hostages.
Guthrum moves from Wareham to Exeter before Alfred contains the Danish army and forces its withdrawal.
Guthrum's army is defeated by Alfred at Edington, ending the major Wessex campaign of the Great Heathen Army.
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