| 868 | Autumn | A peaceful settlement is reached
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| | Ethelred and Alfred married Mercian noble women whilst assisting the King of Mercia with the Danes on his land. A peaceful settlement was reached with the Danes and a Danegeld was paid for them to leave. |
| 991 | | Vikings paid to leave
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| | Athelred was advised by Archbishop Sigeric to talk to Olaf and arrange a truce rather than trying to defeat the Vikings in battle. The Vikings accepted a large payoff (Danegeld) and left. |
| 1002 | | Another Danegeld paid
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| | Athelred was forced to pay the Danes that were camped on the Isle of Wight another large amount of money for them to leave. |
| 1012 | | Danegeld paid
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| | The Danes were paid a large sum of money, known as the Danegeld, to leave England. |
| 1018 | | Large Danegeld paid
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| | Canute arranged for a massive Danegeld to be paid to the Viking fleet. Happy with the sum of money they received from the English, the Viking army returned home leaving just a small number of ships under the control of Canute. |
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