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Oaths and Hostages, 876 A.D. (Flaunden, November 2016)
First, a quote from a surviving fragment of the Chronicle of St Albans (sadly lost at the dissolution of the monasteries…) “AD 874. Here the Great Army came into Mercia and took winter quarters at Repton. And King Burhred lead his fyrd against them, and men from the Abbey lands with them. But Burhred thought […]
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Border Skirmishes, 876 A.D. (Cadbury, October 2016)
Lord Anir was away at the borders of his land putting down unrest leaving his hall lightly defended. Into the area comes a number of Viking and Saxon warbands each fighting each other and making occasional alliances along the lines of culture, Saxon or Viking. Purses of money were fought for. Groups included the Sumorsaete, […]
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The Raven Banner Falls, 876 A.D. (Earleywood, March 2016)
In 875 news arrived that King Harald Finehair of Norway’s fearsome warlord Jarl Rognvald had conquered the islands off the north coast of Britain, from the Orkneys to the Hebrides to Mann: the lands that many of the Westmen call home. His army had also landed in Northumbria, attempting to bring all the Vikings in […]
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Also tagged 2016, 876, Athelstan, Cilternsaete, Halla, Herjólf, Holmbyggjar, Jarl Rognvald, Jarl Sigurd, King Alfred of Wessex, King Guthrum of East Anglia, King Halfdan Ragnarsson of Jorvik, King Harald Fairhair of Norway, Northumbria, Oestvikingae, Raven Banner, Sumorsaete, Thorhelm, Westmen, Wulfgar
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Shipwrecked, 875 A.D. (Cadbury, October 2015)
This summer King Alfred went out to sea with an armed fleet, and fought with seven ship-rovers, one of whom he took, and dispersed the others. With the Vikings leaderless and facing rebellions in their holdings in Northumbria and East Anglia, King Alfred of Wessex spent 875 building up his forces. This included developing a […]
The Hunt for Ivar’s Treasure, early 875 A.D. (Earleywood, March 2015)
At the end of 874 King Burhred of Mercia was driven out of his kingdom, and the Viking king Ivar Ragnarsson died (see 2014’s Flaunden event). The Vikings crowned Ceolwulf as their puppet in Mercia, and he declared a peace. However, it was not universally respected, as some Mercians did not acknowledge Ceolwulf… Meanwhile the […]
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The Doom of Burhred, 874 A.D. (Flaunden, October 2014)
At which the Vikings and Englisc fought a terrible battle, King Burhred of Mercia fled, the Vikings declared Ceolwulf King of Mercia, and the Heathen Host fractured as King Ivar died and they were torn apart by arguments. The red hand of war gripped Mercia. The Great Army seized and fortified Repton – a direct […]
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Also tagged 2014, 874, Beorcsciringas, Cilternsaete, Guðrún, Hauk Hersir, Holmbyggjar, King Alfred of Wessex, King Burhred of Mercia, King Ceolwulf of Mercia, King Guthrum of East Anglia, King Ivar the Boneless, Kingslayer, Mercia, Oestvikingae, Repton, Sumorsaete, Thorhelm, Westmen
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The Kingslayer, early 874 a.d. (Earleywood, March 2014)
At which a small group of Vikings raided a monastery on the edge of Wessex, and stole the Kingslayer (the sword that killed the Viking King Bagsecg in one of the few battles where Englisc beat the Vikings), to weaken Mercian resolve and enable a prophecy. Early 874. Over the previous decade, the Vikings had […]
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