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Defeated by the Viking invasion
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Defeated by the Viking invasion
The Vikings winter in England
The throne the Danes renew their attacks on England
1st Viking army of occupation lands under the leadership Ivar "the Boneless"
The "Great Army" of the Danes lands in East Anglia
The Danes under Ivar the Boneless continue their invasion in 870 by defeating King Edmund of East Anglia at Hoxne and thereby conquering East Anglia
The Danes turn to the north and attack Mercia, a campaign that lasts until 874
King Aethelred dies and Alfred succeeds him as King of Wessex, however, his army is weak and he is forced to pay tribute to Ivar in order to make peace with the Danes
Haesten and another Viking army land in Kent, beginning a renewed phase of war against Alfred's kingdom.
Viking forces use the Thames and its estuary as routes for renewed operations against Alfred's realm.
The allied army scores a great victory over the Viking force, the last major army sent by the Danes to ravage England
Together with Eogan of Strathclyde and Olaf Guthfrithson, King of Dublin, Constantine invades England
Athelstans empire, seemingly made safe by the victory of Brunanburh, collapsed in little more than a year from his death when Amlaib returned from Ireland and seized Northumbria and the Mercian Danelaw
Athelstans empire, seemingly made safe by the victory of Brunanburh, collapsed in little more than a year from his death when Amlaib returned from Ireland and seized Northumbria and the Mercian Danelaw
The Vikings begin a new wave of raids on England
Danish raids on Dorset, Devon, and Cornwall begin, and continue for a further seven years
The first Danegeld, of 10,000, is paid to the Danes in return for their leaving England. King Sweyn I Forkbeard invades England
Vikings take winter quarters on the Thames
Vikings take winter quarters on the Thames. Vikings move on to Isle of Wight, ravage Sussex, Hampshire & Berkshire
Canterbury & East Kent buy off the Vikings
Vikings burn Thetford and Cambridge, Bedford and Tempsford & Northampton
Sweyn I invades England after the pogrom against Danish settlers initiated by Ethelred
Canute captures all of England except for London
Canute captures all of England except for London
Arrives in London & throws Harold Is body into a bog
Lands in Sandwich but because of Harold Is death meets with no resistance
Sails to Bruges & join Emma, his mother, to prepare for an invasion of England
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