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Assassination of Ethelbyrht
Ethelbyrht is killed in Offas court while selecting 1 of Offas daughters as a bride
Historical place archive
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Ethelbyrht is killed in Offas court while selecting 1 of Offas daughters as a bride
Aethelflaed fortified Tamworth to secure Mercia against Danish power in the Five Boroughs.
Death of Athelflaed
Athalstan marries one of his sisters to Sihtric C ech, the Viking King of Northumbria at Tamworth, who acknowledges Athelstan as over-king, adopting Christianity
Athelstan arranged the marriage of a sister to Sihtric, the Scandinavian ruler of York.
Stays overnight at the Three Tuns. Marches from Lichfield to Tamworth where he is joined by John Savage
Provenance
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