Alfredian–Viking wars

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military conflict series of wars

The Alfredian–Viking wars were a series of late 9th-century conflicts in England between King Alfred the Great’s Anglo-Saxon forces and invading Viking armies that shaped the future political and cultural landscape of the region.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Alfredian–Viking wars canonical	1
Danelaw campaigns	1

Statements (51)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	military conflict ⓘ series of wars ⓘ
cause	Viking expansion into England ⓘ raiding and settlement by Scandinavian warriors ⓘ
chronologicalContext	reign of Alfred the Great ⓘ
commander	Alfred the Great NERFINISHED ⓘ Guthrum NERFINISHED ⓘ Halfdan Ragnarsson NERFINISHED ⓘ Ubba NERFINISHED ⓘ
conflictType	Anglo-Saxon–Viking conflict NERFINISHED ⓘ
documentedIn	Anglo-Saxon Chronicle NERFINISHED ⓘ
endTime	c. 899 ⓘ late 9th century ⓘ
hasEffect	development of Alfred’s burh system ⓘ long-term cultural interaction between Anglo-Saxons and Scandinavians ⓘ reforms of Anglo-Saxon military organization ⓘ strengthening of royal authority in Wessex ⓘ
involved	Anglo-Saxon fyrd NERFINISHED ⓘ Viking longship fleets ⓘ
languageOfPrimarySources	Old English ⓘ
location	Anglo-Saxon England NERFINISHED ⓘ Danelaw NERFINISHED ⓘ England ⓘ Kingdom of Wessex NERFINISHED ⓘ
mainBelligerent	Anglo-Saxons NERFINISHED ⓘ Danish Vikings NERFINISHED ⓘ Great Heathen Army NERFINISHED ⓘ Kingdom of Wessex NERFINISHED ⓘ Norse invaders ⓘ Vikings NERFINISHED ⓘ
opponentOf	Great Heathen Army NERFINISHED ⓘ Kingdom of Wessex NERFINISHED ⓘ
partOf	Anglo-Saxon–Viking wars NERFINISHED ⓘ Viking invasions of Britain NERFINISHED ⓘ
result	Anglo-Saxon defensive victory in Wessex ⓘ division of England between Wessex and Viking-controlled territories ⓘ establishment of the Danelaw ⓘ foundation for later unification of England ⓘ survival of the Kingdom of Wessex ⓘ
significantBattle	Battle of Ashdown NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Basing NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Edington NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Meretun NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Reading (871) NERFINISHED ⓘ
significantEvent	Alfred’s retreat to Athelney ⓘ Alfred’s victory at Edington NERFINISHED ⓘ Treaty of Alfred and Guthrum NERFINISHED ⓘ Treaty of Wedmore NERFINISHED ⓘ baptism of Guthrum ⓘ
startTime	c. 870 ⓘ late 9th century ⓘ

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

Battle of Edington → conflict → Alfredian–Viking wars ⓘ

Æthelflæd → militaryConflict → Alfredian–Viking wars ⓘ

this entity surface form: Danelaw campaigns