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Aelle died alongside Osberht during the unsuccessful Northumbrian assault on York.
England · Warfare / Viking Invasions. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.
Aelle died alongside Osberht during the unsuccessful Northumbrian assault on York.
The chief city of Northumbria falls to the Viking "Great Army"
Osberht was killed while attempting to recover York from the Great Heathen Army.
Re-captures York from the Danes
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