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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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To Curse A King, 874 A.D. (Chiltern Open Air Museum, May 2014)
At which the Vikings used the magic of the Kingslayer to erect a potent nithing-pole inside Burhred’s favourite hunting ground, giving him another blow to his morale and unleashing powerful spirits against him. The start of the war season, 874. It had been a decade since the death of Ragnar Loðbrók led to his sons […]
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Also tagged 874, Chalice of King Edwin of Northumbria, COAM, Guðrún, Hauk Hersir, Herjólf, Holmbyggjar, King Burhred of Mercia, King Ceolwulf of Mercia, King Guthrum of East Anglia, King Halfdan Ragnarsson of Jorvik, King Ivar the Boneless, Mercia, Oestvikingae, Westmen, Wulfhild
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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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