Beorhtwulf851
The Vikings defeat Beorhtwulf at London
England · Warfare / Viking Invasions. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.
The Vikings defeat Beorhtwulf at London
London is put to the torch
Ethelred buys the Vikings off for œ16,000
Olaf Trygveson & Sweyn sail up the Thames with 94 ships to London
London surrenders to Sweyn I
The Danes lay siege to London after Edmund unites Wessex against them. Edmund tries to raise the Danish siege but is forced back to Wessex
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