1011Assassination of AlfegeAlfege
A miracle is reported, a wooden Danish oar dipped in Alfeges blood had sprouted, as a result, his body is taken to St Pauls Cathedral in the city of London
Historical records for England in 1011, rendered directly from the World History Database and ordered by month, day and event.
A miracle is reported, a wooden Danish oar dipped in Alfeges blood had sprouted, as a result, his body is taken to St Pauls Cathedral in the city of London
At a feast on Easter Day Alfege is bludgeoned with ox bones and the hafts of their axes until one of the Danes,out of compassion, kill him by a single blow to the head with his axe.
Held for six months, a ransom of œ3,000 is demanded, nowing that his people are unable to afford this huge sum, Alfege refuses to let them pay, and the captors carry out their threat to kill him.
While Ethelred II is invading south Wales Canterbury is taken by the Danes. The Archbishop of Canterbury, later St Alphege, is held captive
"He who dies for Justice dies for God", these words are engraved on a slab just in front of the Sanctuary of St Alfege Church, at the very place where he was martyred.
A miracle is reported, a wooden Danish oar dipped in Alfege's blood had sprouted, as a result, his body is taken to St Pauls Cathedral in the city of London
At a feast on Easter Day Alfege is bludgeoned with ox bones and the hafts of their axes until one of the Danes, out of compassion, kill him by a single blow to the head with his axe.
Held for six months, a ransom of 3,000 pounds is demanded, knowing that his people are unable to afford this huge sum, Alfege refuses to let them pay, and the captors carry out their threat to kill him.
Held for six months, a ransom of œ3,000 is demanded, nowing that his people are unable to afford this huge sum, Alfege refuses to let them pay, and the captors carry out their threat to kill him
While Ethelred II is invading south Wales Canterbury is taken by the Danes
Alefe's ransom is too high and his captors carry out their threat to kill him
Alfege is held for six months, a ransom is demanded
Held for six months, a ransom is demanded, knowing that his people are unable to afford this huge sum, Alfege refuses to let them pay, and the captors carry out their threat to kill him
Alfege is held for six months, a ransom is demanded
The Kent coast is raided by Danish pirates, they besiege Canterbury
The Kent coast is subject to raids from Danish pirates, and in 1011 they besiege to the City of Canterbury
The Kent coast is subject to raids from Danish pirates, and in 1011 they besiege to the City of Canterbury. Alfege, betrayed by one of his own monks, is captured and taken in one of their ships round the Kent coast and up the River Thames to Greenwich
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