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| Edward, the eldest son of Edgar, became the king of the English at the age of fourteen when his father died. Dunstan became his guardian. |
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| 979 | Mar - Athelred becomes king |
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| Athelred became king after the assassination of Edward the Martyr. |
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| Mar 18 - Murder of Edward the Martyr |
| Edward, the King of the English was assassinated under orders from his step-mother, who wanted her son Athelred to become king. |
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| 980 | First Viking attacks  |
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| With Athelred on the throne for a short time and possibly showing some weakness in his ability to rule the Vikings started their attacks. Concentrating on the south coast the raids were limited and the affect to the country as a whole was small. |
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| 983 | Monastery at Worcester |
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| Oswald founded a Benedictine monastery at Worcester dedicated to St. Mary the Virgin. Oswald became bishop of Worcester upon the recommendation of Dunstan. |
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| 987 | Jul 3 - Hugh Capet becomes King of France |
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| Hugh Capet, elected by his peers became King of France, and was crowned at Noyon. |
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| 988 | Battle at Wachet |
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| In Somerset Viking raiders attacked and burnt the village at Wachet. Streonwold, the local English leader, called for help from the surrounding population and a battle was fought. The Vikings won the battle and Streonwold was killed. |
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| Athelgar becomes Archbishop of Canterbury |
| Athelgar became the Archbishop of Canterbury after the death of Dunstan. |
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| 990 | Sigeric Serio becomes Archbishop of Canterbury |
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| Sigeric Serio becomes Archbishop of Canterbury. |
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| 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. |
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| Battle of Malden |
| The raiding Vikings attacked the Ipswich area of England before sailing into the Blackwater river estuary near Malden. The English were waiting for them and trapped the Vikings in rising tidal waters. The English fought bravely and a poem was written about their exploits but in the end the Vikings were victorious and the English were defeated. |
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| Vikings attack the wealthy south-east |
| Under the leadership of Olaf Trygvasson the Vikings attacked the wealthy south-east coast of England and took as much riches as they could carry. |
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| 994 | Swein Fork-Beard becomes King of Denmark |
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| Swein Fork-Beard had overthrone this father King Harold Blue-Tooth Gormsson, King of Denmark in 988. With a huge fleet of 94 ships he arrived in the Thames estutary with Olaf Trygvasson by his side. London put up a good defence and drove the Vikings back so Fork-Beard moved his forces again to attack the south-east coast to plunder what he could find. |
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| Winter - Trygvasson converted to Christianity |
| Through the Winter months Athelred provided the Vikings with lodgings and £16,000 in cash to stop the raids on his land. Athelred was also the sponsor at the baptism of Olaf Trygvasson. Olaf was given instruction from the Bishop of Winchester. |
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| 995 | Aelfric becomes Archbishop of Canterbury |
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| Aelfric becomes Archbishop of Canterbury. |
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| 996 | Aug - Capet Dies and Robert II becomes King of France |
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| Hugh Capet, King of France died of smallpox. |
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