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Great Heathen Army
Guthrum seizes Wareham with the southern army and compels Alfred to negotiate terms and hostages.
Historical place archive
Browse historical events and people recorded at Wareham in Denmark. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.
Guthrum seizes Wareham with the southern army and compels Alfred to negotiate terms and hostages.
Guthrum occupies Wareham and agrees to give hostages and swear oaths to Alfred.
Guthrum occupied Wareham and negotiated with Alfred before breaking the agreed peace.
Alfred surrounds Guthrum's Danish army at Wareham and forces negotiations.
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