868Appeal for West Saxon AidBurgred
Burgred requested West Saxon assistance after the Viking army occupied Nottingham.
Historical records for England in 868, rendered directly from the World History Database and ordered by month, day and event.
Burgred requested West Saxon assistance after the Viking army occupied Nottingham.
Aethelred marched with Alfred to support Mercia, but the campaign ended through negotiation.
The Danes invade Mercia
Alfred marries Ealhswith, strengthening political links between Wessex and Mercian nobility.
The marriage to Ealhswith connects Alfred with an important Mercian family through her father Aethelred Mucel.
King Aethelred of Wessex and his brother Alfred march to Nottingham against the Danes but cannot force a battle.
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