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 860 - 869 (10 Year Overview)
 
Main Key People Battles Construction
RulerCountryStart of ReignAge at 860
Donald IScotland858?
Constantine IScotland862?
 Viking Invasions
865The 'Great Army' invade
  A large army of Danes landed in East Anglia led by King Ivar the 'Boneless' and King Halfdan. No attempts were made to get rid of the invaders.
866Vikings driven out of Ireland
  Vikings raiders were driven from the northern coasts of Ireland by Aed Finliath.
The 'Great Army' arrive in East Anglia
  A large number of Vikings landed in East Anglia and gathered horses and supplies from the surrounding areas in preparation for their assult on Northumbria. Their leaders were Ivar the Boneless, son of Ragnar Lodbrok, and possibly Anlaf (Olaf) Cuaran, the King of Dublin.
WinterNorthumbria is invaded by the Danes
  The 'Great Army' moved north from their original landing site in East Anglia and into Northumbria. The Army split is two. One section took boats up the coast and sailed into the Humber while the other section went overland.
867The Danes invade Northumbria and York
  The Danes led by the sons of Ragnar Lodbrok, Ivar the boneless and Halfdan, attacked Northumbria and York. They wanted revenge for the death of their father who had been killed by Aella, the King of Northumbria. (Aella could have been an Irish Prince.) The Danes destroyed many churches and monasteries including Whitby Abbey. The monasteries remained ruined for two hundred years.
Danes impose a king on Northumbria
  The Danes place a puppet King on the throne in Northumbria called Egbert.
Danes are attacked and move south
  Armies from Northumbria attacked the Danes at York but were defeated. The Danes moved south attacking Nottingham and taking the city. The king of Mercia asked Ethelred and Alfred for assistance and an army from Wessex went to help.
868AutumnA peaceful settlement is reached
  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.
869Danes attack East Anglia
  Moving south again from York, The Danes entered East Anglia, attacking and destroying the many religious in the area including the monastery at was what to become Peterborough. The King of East Anglia, Edmund raised an army to attack the Danes but was captured and killed.

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People who played important roles in this time period
Athelbald (King of Wessex 858-860)
King of Wessex from 858 until he died in 860. First (or second if Athelstan was a son) of Athelwolf.

Athelbert (King of Wessex 860-865)
The third (or second) son of Athelwulf King of Wessex. Athelbert became king after his elder brother Athelbald died in 860.

ALFRED (The Great, King of Wessex 871-899)
The youngest son

Alfred the Great, King of Wessex from 871 to 899, is probably the most famous of the Saxon kings because a large amount of information was written about him. His life was documented by a Bishop called Asser, but this account may not be entirely true. Alfred was the sixth c (more...)

Athelred (King of Wessex 866-871)
The fourth (or third) son of Athelwulf King of Wessex 839-858. Athelred became king of Wessex in 865/866 when his elder brother Athelbert died. Athelred had to contend with the largest invasion of Danes so far. In 865 Danes landed in East Anglia with a huge force of men. This army of Danes is known (more...)

Halfdan (King of Danes -876)
One of the leaders of the army of Vikings that landed in 866.

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