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England in 869

Historical records for England in 869, rendered directly from the World History Database and ordered by month, day and event.

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5Events
2Named people
3Places
2Categories

Historical records

November

20 November 869Death of EdmundEdmund

East Anglia · Warfare / Viking Invasions

Edmund was killed during the Danish conquest of East Anglia and later venerated as a royal martyr.

Other Events

869DanelawEdmund

Warfare / Viking Invasions

Ivar the Boneless returns and demands tribute from King Edmund of East Anglia

869Great ArmyBurgred

Nottingham · House / House of Mercia

The Viking Great Army is left intact

869Invasion of East AngliaEdmund

Thetford · Warfare / Viking Invasions

The Danes make their Winter base at Thetford

869Peace TreatyBurgred

Nottingham · House / House of Mercia

The Viking Great Army is left intact. A Mercian & Saxon Army pursue the Vikings to Nottingham & negotiate peace

Names involved

BurgredEdmund

Places involved

East AngliaNottinghamThetford

Provenance

This page is generated from stored World History Database records matching the exact country and year shown above. Exact duplicate display records are collapsed. Records without a month are listed after the monthly sections. Source provenance varies by record; formal academic citation should be checked against the relevant primary source, archive or specialist historical reference.