Great Danish Army
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The Great Danish Army, more commonly known as the Great Heathen Army, was a large coalition of Viking warriors that invaded and campaigned across Anglo-Saxon England in the late 9th century.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Danish forces | 1 |
| Great Danish Army canonical | 1 |
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Viking army
ⓘ
historical military force ⓘ military coalition ⓘ |
| activeInCentury | 9th century ⓘ |
| activeInPeriod | late 9th century ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Great Danish Host
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Great Heathen Army NERFINISHED ⓘ micel here ⓘ mycel hæþen here NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| captured |
East Anglia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
York NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composedOf |
Danish Vikings
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Norse Vikings NERFINISHED ⓘ Viking warriors ⓘ |
| conflict |
Anglo-Saxon–Viking conflicts
ⓘ
Viking invasions of England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| documentedIn | Anglo-Saxon Chronicle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foughtAgainst |
Alfred the Great
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Edmund the Martyr NERFINISHED ⓘ Kingdom of East Anglia NERFINISHED ⓘ Kingdom of Mercia NERFINISHED ⓘ Kingdom of Northumbria NERFINISHED ⓘ Kingdom of Wessex NERFINISHED ⓘ Osberht of Northumbria NERFINISHED ⓘ Ælla of Northumbria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| invaded | Anglo-Saxon England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | Old Norse ⓘ |
| leader |
Anund
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Bagsecg NERFINISHED ⓘ Guthrum NERFINISHED ⓘ Halfdan Ragnarsson NERFINISHED ⓘ Ivar the Boneless NERFINISHED ⓘ Jarl Osbern NERFINISHED ⓘ Oscetel NERFINISHED ⓘ Ubba NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableCampaign |
campaign in East Anglia
ⓘ
campaign in Mercia ⓘ campaign in Northumbria ⓘ campaign in Wessex ⓘ |
| operatedIn | Anglo-Saxon England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| origin |
Denmark
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Norway NERFINISHED ⓘ Scandinavia NERFINISHED ⓘ Sweden NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryObjective |
conquest of Anglo-Saxon kingdoms
ⓘ
plunder ⓘ settlement ⓘ |
| regionOfOperations | England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Norse paganism ⓘ |
| resultedIn | establishment of the Danelaw ⓘ |
| typeOfWarfare |
occupation
ⓘ
raiding ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Danish forces