December 870
Invasion of Wessex
Halfdan led part of the Great Army into Wessex and established a base at Reading.
Historical place archive
Browse historical events and people recorded at Reading in Denmark. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.
Halfdan led part of the Great Army into Wessex and established a base at Reading.
Provenance
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