Great Viking Army
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The Great Viking Army was a large coalition of Norse warriors that invaded and campaigned across Anglo-Saxon England in the late 9th century, significantly reshaping the region’s political landscape.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Great Viking Army canonical | 1 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Viking army
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historical military force ⓘ military coalition ⓘ |
| activeInCentury | 9th century ⓘ |
| activeInPeriod | late 9th century ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Great Heathen Army
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micel here ⓘ |
| capturedCity |
London
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Nottingham NERFINISHED ⓘ York NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| deposedRuler | King Ælla of Northumbria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| disbandedInto |
settler communities in England
ⓘ
smaller Viking armies ⓘ |
| endDate | c. 878 ⓘ |
| ethnicComposition |
Danish Vikings
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Norse warriors ⓘ Norwegian Vikings NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced | political landscape of Anglo-Saxon England ⓘ |
| invaded |
Kingdom of East Anglia
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Kingdom of Mercia NERFINISHED ⓘ Kingdom of Northumbria NERFINISHED ⓘ Kingdom of Wessex NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| killedRuler | King Edmund of East Anglia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ledBy |
Bagsecg
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Guthrum NERFINISHED ⓘ Halfdan Ragnarsson NERFINISHED ⓘ Ivar the Boneless NERFINISHED ⓘ Ubba NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| motivatedBy |
conquest
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plunder ⓘ settlement ⓘ |
| notableBattle |
Battle of Edington (878)
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Battle of York (866) NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of York (867) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
Alfred the Great
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Anglo-Saxon kingdoms NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryTheater | Anglo-Saxon England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionOfOrigin |
Denmark
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Norway NERFINISHED ⓘ Scandinavia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| resultedIn |
collapse of Northumbria as an independent kingdom
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creation of the Danelaw ⓘ partition of Mercia ⓘ subjugation of East Anglia ⓘ |
| sourceMention |
Anglo-Saxon Chronicle
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later Norse sagas ⓘ |
| startDate | 865 ⓘ |
| typeOfWarfare |
campaigning on foot and horseback
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raiding ⓘ siege warfare ⓘ |
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