Alfred the Great870
The Danes defeat King Edmund of East Anglia, increasing the Viking threat faced by Wessex.
England · Warfare / Viking Invasions. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.
The Danes defeat King Edmund of East Anglia, increasing the Viking threat faced by Wessex.
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