Aethelred I866
The "Great Army" of the Danes lands in East Anglia
England · Warfare / Viking Invasions. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.
The "Great Army" of the Danes lands in East Anglia
The chief city of Northumbria falls to the Viking "Great Army"
Kills King Bagsecg & drives away the "great army"
Athelstan commands "a great army and fleet" into Scotland and lays waste to the country
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