St Brice’s Day massacre

E505188

anti-Danish pogrom historical event massacre

The St Brice’s Day massacre was a 1002 order by the English king Æthelred the Unready to kill Danish settlers in his realm, marking a brutal episode in Anglo-Scandinavian relations.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
St Brice’s Day massacre canonical	1
St. Brice's Day massacre	1

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	anti-Danish pogrom ⓘ historical event ⓘ massacre ⓘ
approximateDeathToll	unknown ⓘ
chronologicalOrder	before Danish conquest of England (1013–1016) ⓘ
commemoratedOn	13 November ⓘ
country	Kingdom of England ⓘ
date	13 November 1002 ⓘ
documentedIn	Anglo-Saxon Chronicle NERFINISHED ⓘ charter of Æthelred II concerning Oxford ⓘ
hasCause	Viking raids on England ⓘ fear of Danish plots against Æthelred ⓘ growing Danish military pressure on England ⓘ
hasEffect	Danish reprisals against England ⓘ conquest of England by Sweyn Forkbeard in 1013 ⓘ deterioration of Anglo-Danish relations ⓘ escalation of conflict with Denmark ⓘ increased hostility between English and Danes ⓘ invasion of England by Sweyn Forkbeard ⓘ strengthening of claims of Cnut the Great to the English throne ⓘ
historicalInterpretation	evidence of Æthelred’s insecurity and weak rule ⓘ example of ethnic violence in medieval Europe ⓘ
languageOfPrimarySources	Latin ⓘ Old English ⓘ
location	England ⓘ Oxford NERFINISHED ⓘ southern England ⓘ
namedAfter	Saint Brice of Tours NERFINISHED ⓘ
orderedBy	King Æthelred II of England NERFINISHED ⓘ Æthelred the Unready NERFINISHED ⓘ
partOf	Anglo-Scandinavian conflicts NERFINISHED ⓘ
perpetrator	English population acting under royal orders ⓘ English royal authorities ⓘ
relatedTo	Cnut the Great NERFINISHED ⓘ Danelaw NERFINISHED ⓘ Danish conquest of England ⓘ Sweyn Forkbeard NERFINISHED ⓘ Viking Age NERFINISHED ⓘ
religiousContext	Christian England ⓘ
target	Danes living under English rule ⓘ Danish settlers in England ⓘ
timePeriod	late Anglo-Saxon England ⓘ reign of Æthelred the Unready ⓘ
tookPlaceOn	St Brice’s Day NERFINISHED ⓘ
victimGroup	Danish children in England ⓘ Danish men in England ⓘ Danish women in England ⓘ

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

Æthelred the Unready → notableEvent → St Brice’s Day massacre ⓘ

Viking invasions of England → hasPart → St Brice’s Day massacre ⓘ

this entity surface form: St. Brice's Day massacre