Alfred the Great878
After the Edington settlement the Danes agree to withdraw from Wessex and Alfred restores royal authority.
England · Warfare / Viking Invasions. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.
After the Edington settlement the Danes agree to withdraw from Wessex and Alfred restores royal authority.
Recaptured after the death of Olaf
Wessex will be ruled by Edmund & London & the east will be ruled by Canute
Edmund dies & Wessex accepts Canute as its ruler
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