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Capture of Leicester
Olaf Guthfrithson takes Leicester during his campaign in the English Midlands.
Historical place archive
Browse historical events and people recorded at Leicester in Denmark. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.
Olaf Guthfrithson takes Leicester during his campaign in the English Midlands.
Olaf Guthfrithson reaches a settlement with Edmund near Leicester after gaining control in the Danelaw.
Olaf Guthfrithson reaches a mediated settlement with Edmund at Leicester after the Mercian campaign.
Provenance
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