Ethelred II the Unready1007
Ethelred’s government paid thirty-six thousand pounds to a Viking army after extensive raids.
England · Warfare / Viking Invasions. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.
Ethelred’s government paid thirty-six thousand pounds to a Viking army after extensive raids.
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