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Humber in History

Browse historical events and people recorded at Humber in Denmark. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.

3 records3 event labels3 people940–1069

Historical events in Humber

940

940
Kingdom of York
Olaf Guthfrithson · Viking Invasions

Olaf Guthfrithson strengthens a Norse kingdom centred on York and the Humber region.

1013

1013
Advance to the Humber
Sweyn I Forkbeard · Viking Invasions

Sweyn sails into the Humber and moves inland as northern resistance begins to collapse.

1069

1069
Invasion of England
Asbjorn · Norman Invasion Wars

A Viking fleet led by Asbjorn, son of Danish King Swein, lands in the Humber

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These entries are generated from stored World History Database records whose country and place fields match Denmark and Humber. Names, dates, event labels and descriptions are reviewed and normalised as the database develops. Historical place names may not match modern administrative boundaries.

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