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Siege of Nottingham

England · Warfare / Viking Invasions. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

2Records
868–919Date range
2Named people
1Places

Chronological records

868

Alfred the Great868

Nottingham · Warfare / Viking Invasions

King Aethelred of Wessex and his brother Alfred march to Nottingham against the Danes but cannot force a battle.

919

Edward the Elder919

Nottingham · Warfare / Viking Invasions

Unites Mercia & Wessex & creates an England with English & Danes as joint subjects

Names involved

Alfred the GreatEdward the Elder

Provenance

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