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The Viking king of Northumbria, Halfdan Ragnarrson (Old English: Healfdene)—one of the leaders of the Viking Great Army (known to the Anglo-Saxons as the Great Heathen Army)—surrendered his lands to a second wave of Viking invaders in 876. In the next four years, Vikings gained further land in the kingdoms of Mercia and East Anglia as well ...
The Siege of Paris of 885–886 was part of a Viking raid on the Seine, in the Kingdom of the West Franks. The siege was the most important event of the reign of Charles the Fat, and a turning point in the fortunes of the Carolingian dynasty and the history of France. It also proved for the Franks the strategic importance of Paris at a time ...
Strength. 120 ships, with at least 4,000 men. The Siege of Paris of 845 was the culmination of a Viking invasion of West Francia. The Viking forces were led by a Norse chieftain named "Reginherus", or Ragnar, who tentatively has been identified with the legendary saga character Ragnar Lodbrok.
Viking raid warfare and tactics. The term "Viking Age" refers to the period roughly from 790s to the late 11th century in Europe, though the Norse raided Scotland's western isles well into the 12th century. In this era, Viking activity started with raids on Christian lands in England and eventually expanded to mainland Europe, including parts ...
Unknown. 2,000+ [ 3] At the Battle of Edington, an army of the kingdom of Wessex under Alfred the Great defeated the Great Heathen Army led by the Dane Guthrum sometime between 6 and 12 May 878, resulting in the Treaty of Wedmore later the same year. Primary sources locate the battle at " Eðandun ".
Battle of York (867) / 53.95833°N 1.08028°W / 53.95833; -1.08028. The Battle of York was fought between the Vikings of the Great Heathen Army and the Anglo-Saxon Kingdom of Northumbria on 21 March 867 in the city of York . Formerly controlled by the Roman Empire, York had been taken over by the Anglo-Saxons and had become the capital ...
Siege of Chartres (911) Battle of Chippenham. Battle of Clontarf. Cnut's invasion of England. Cnut's invasion of Norway. Battle of Confey. Siege of Constantinople (860) Battle of Corbridge. Battle of Cynwit.
Anglo-Viking treaty of 994. The peace treaty agreed between King Æthelred II, also commonly referred to as Æthelred the Unready, and the leaders of the Viking forces came during a prolonged period of Viking raiding throughout the south-west of England. [1]