Viking invasions of England

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armed conflict historical event military campaign

The Viking invasions of England were a series of raids, settlements, and military campaigns by Scandinavian warriors from the late 8th to 11th centuries that profoundly reshaped English politics, culture, and territorial control.

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All labels observed (8)

Label	Occurrences
Viking invasions of England canonical	11
Viking raid of 793	3
Anglo-Saxon–Viking conflicts	2
Viking invasions of Wessex	2
Viking conquest of East Anglia	1
Viking conquest of much of Anglo-Saxon England	1
Viking raids	1
Viking raids on England	1

Statements (62)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	armed conflict ⓘ historical event ⓘ military campaign ⓘ
cause	desire for land and settlement ⓘ expansion of Scandinavian power ⓘ search for wealth and plunder ⓘ
commander	Cnut the Great ⓘ Guthrum ⓘ Halfdan Ragnarsson ⓘ Ivar the Boneless ⓘ Sweyn Forkbeard ⓘ
country	England ⓘ
effect	Danish rule over England ⓘ changes in English political structures ⓘ creation of the Danelaw ⓘ influence on English place names ⓘ influence on the English language ⓘ integration of Scandinavian settlers into English society ⓘ militarization of Anglo-Saxon kingdoms ⓘ
endTime	11th century ⓘ
hasPart	Battle of Edington ⓘ The Battle of Maldon ⓘ surface form: Battle of Maldon Battle of Stamford Bridge ⓘ Danish conquest of England ⓘ Great Heathen Army ⓘ St Brice’s Day massacre ⓘ surface form: St. Brice's Day massacre Viking raids on monasteries ⓘ Viking settlements in northern and eastern England ⓘ establishment of the Danelaw ⓘ raid on Lindisfarne ⓘ
hasParticipant	Anglo-Saxons ⓘ Scandinavians ⓘ surface form: Danes Kingdom of the East Angles ⓘ surface form: Kingdom of East Anglia Mercia ⓘ surface form: Kingdom of Mercia Kingdom of Northumbria ⓘ Kingdom of Wessex ⓘ Norwegians ⓘ Scandinavians ⓘ Swedes ⓘ
influenced	Anglo-Scandinavian culture in England ⓘ formation of a unified English kingdom ⓘ
location	British Isles ⓘ North Sea ⓘ surface form: North Sea region
natureOfActivity	conquest ⓘ raiding ⓘ settlement ⓘ tribute extraction ⓘ
opponent	King Alfred the Great ⓘ surface form: Alfred the Great Athelstan ⓘ Edward the Elder ⓘ Æthelred the Unready ⓘ
partOf	Viking Age ⓘ
significantEvent	Battle of Assandun ⓘ The Battle of Brunanburh ⓘ surface form: Battle of Brunanburh Treaty of Wedmore ⓘ surface form: Treaty of Alfred and Guthrum Treaty of Wedmore ⓘ accession of Cnut the Great as king of England ⓘ arrival of the Great Heathen Army in 865 ⓘ payment of Danegeld ⓘ sacking of Lindisfarne in 793 ⓘ
startTime	late 8th century ⓘ
timePeriod	Early Middle Ages ⓘ

Referenced by (22)

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

Kingdom of Wessex → significantEvent → Viking invasions of England ⓘ

Danish conquest of England → relatedTo → Viking invasions of England ⓘ

Lindisfarne → knownFor → Viking invasions of England ⓘ

this entity surface form: Viking raid of 793

Kingdom of the East Angles → notableEvent → Viking invasions of England ⓘ

this entity surface form: Viking conquest of East Anglia

Emma of Normandy → notableEvent → Viking invasions of England ⓘ

Edmund the Martyr, king of East Anglia → conflict → Viking invasions of England ⓘ

subject surface form: Edmund the Martyr

Æthelred the Unready → conflict → Viking invasions of England ⓘ

Battle of Edington → partOf → Viking invasions of England ⓘ

this entity surface form: Anglo-Saxon–Viking conflicts

Battle of Edington → precededBy → Viking invasions of England ⓘ

this entity surface form: Viking conquest of much of Anglo-Saxon England

Treaty of Wedmore → precededBy → Viking invasions of England ⓘ

this entity surface form: Viking invasions of Wessex

Treaty of Wedmore → conflictResolved → Viking invasions of England ⓘ

this entity surface form: Viking invasions of Wessex

Æthelflæd → militaryConflict → Viking invasions of England ⓘ

Battle of Ashdown → conflict → Viking invasions of England ⓘ

Battle of Ashdown → partOf → Viking invasions of England ⓘ

this entity surface form: Anglo-Saxon–Viking conflicts

Monkwearmouth–Jarrow Abbey → declineReason → Viking invasions of England ⓘ

this entity surface form: Viking raids

Burgred of Mercia → conflict → Viking invasions of England ⓘ

Holy Island → historicalEvent → Viking invasions of England ⓘ

this entity surface form: Viking raid of 793

Lindisfarne Priory → notableEvent → Viking invasions of England ⓘ

this entity surface form: Viking raid of 793

Sweyn Forkbeard → notableWork → Viking invasions of England ⓘ

this entity surface form: Viking raids on England

Sweyn Forkbeard → conflict → Viking invasions of England ⓘ

Danelaw → significantEvent → Viking invasions of England ⓘ