Treaty of Wedmore

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peace agreement treaty

The Treaty of Wedmore was the late 9th-century agreement between Alfred the Great and Viking leader Guthrum that effectively ended major Viking incursions into Wessex and laid the groundwork for the Danelaw in England.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Treaty of Wedmore canonical	6
Treaty of Alfred and Guthrum	3

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	peace agreement ⓘ treaty ⓘ
approximateYearSigned	878 ⓘ
associatedWith	Alfredian reforms ⓘ Christianization of Viking leaders in England ⓘ
conflictResolved	Viking invasions of England ⓘ surface form: Viking invasions of Wessex campaign of the Great Heathen Army in Wessex ⓘ
country	England ⓘ
date	878 ⓘ
follows	Battle of Edington ⓘ
hasEffectOn	Anglo-Saxon England ⓘ Anglo-Viking relations ⓘ Danelaw ⓘ
hasParticipant	King Alfred the Great ⓘ surface form: Alfred the Great Guthrum ⓘ
hasParty	East Anglian Danes ⓘ Kingdom of Wessex ⓘ Great Heathen Army ⓘ surface form: Viking Great Army
historicalRegion	Anglo-Saxon England ⓘ
historicalSignificance	key step toward political unification of England ⓘ major turning point in the Viking Age in England ⓘ
language	Old English ⓘ Old Norse language ⓘ surface form: Old Norse
location	Somerset ⓘ Wedmore ⓘ Kingdom of Wessex ⓘ surface form: Wessex
placeSigned	Wedmore ⓘ
precededBy	Viking invasions of England ⓘ surface form: Viking invasions of Wessex
regionAffected	East Anglia ⓘ Mercia ⓘ Northumbria ⓘ Kingdom of Wessex ⓘ surface form: Wessex
relatedTo	Danelaw ⓘ surface form: Danelaw boundary agreements Treaty of Wedmore self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Treaty of Alfred and Guthrum
religiousAspect	Guthrum’s Christian baptism ⓘ recognition of Christian practices in Guthrum’s realm ⓘ
result	Guthrum’s agreement to be baptized ⓘ Guthrum’s withdrawal from Wessex ⓘ end of major Viking incursions into Wessex ⓘ establishment of boundaries between English and Danish-controlled territories ⓘ foundation for the Danelaw ⓘ temporary peace between Wessex and the Danes ⓘ
significantFor	consolidation of Alfred the Great’s rule in Wessex ⓘ territorial division of England between Anglo-Saxons and Danes ⓘ
timePeriod	late 9th century ⓘ
typeOfBoundary	Danelaw ⓘ surface form: Anglo-Saxon–Danish frontier

Referenced by (9)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

King Alfred the Great → treaty → Treaty of Wedmore ⓘ

subject surface form: Alfred the Great

Kingdom of Wessex → significantEvent → Treaty of Wedmore ⓘ

Anglo-Saxon England → significantEvent → Treaty of Wedmore ⓘ

Battle of Edington → followedBy → Treaty of Wedmore ⓘ

Treaty of Wedmore → relatedTo → Treaty of Wedmore self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Treaty of Alfred and Guthrum

Viking invasions of England → significantEvent → Treaty of Wedmore ⓘ

this entity surface form: Treaty of Alfred and Guthrum

Danelaw → significantEvent → Treaty of Wedmore ⓘ

this entity surface form: Treaty of Alfred and Guthrum