Ethelred II the Unready991
The first Danegeld, of 10,000, is paid to the Danes in return for their leaving England
England · Warfare / Viking Invasions. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.
The first Danegeld, of 10,000, is paid to the Danes in return for their leaving England
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