Alfred, King of Wessex, is surprised by a nighttime attack in Chippenham, by the Great Viking Army led by Guthrum the Dane. Alfred escapes into the Somerset marshes.
Alfred, King of Wessex, is surprised by a nighttime attack in Chippenham, by the Great Viking Army led by Guthrum the Da
Alfred, King of Wessex, is surprised by a nighttime attack in Chippenham, by the Great Viking Army led by Guthrum the Dane. Alfred escapes into the Somerset marshes.
Events Before
Battle at Reading: Ethelred I of Wessex defeated by Danish invasion army
Æthelred I (alt. Aethelred, Ethelred; Old English: Æthel-ræd, lit. 'noble counsel'; 845/848 – 871) was King of Wessex from 865 until his death in 871.
Battle of Basing: Danish invasion army beats Saxon Ethelred of Wessex
Battle of Basing: Danish invasion army beats Saxon Ethelred of Wessex
John VIII elected as Catholic Pope
John VIII elected as Catholic Pope
Charles the Bald crowned emperor of Rome
Charles the Bald (French: Charles le Chauve; 13 June 823 – 6 October 877) was a king of West Francia (843–77), king of Italy (875–77) and emperor of the Carolingian Empire (875–77).
Battle at Andernach: East Frankish king Louis the Younger heavily defeats the West Frankish king Charles the Bald
Louis the German (German: Ludwig der Deutsche; c. 806/810 – 28 August 876), also known as Louis II of Germany (German: Ludwig II.
Events After
Louis III becomes King of West Francia
In medieval historiography, West Francia or the Kingdom of the West Franks constitutes the initial stage of the Kingdom of France and extends from the Treaty of Verdun in 843 to 987, the beginning of...
Pope John VIII gives blessings to duke Branimir and to Croatian people, considered to be international recognition of th
Pope John VIII gives blessings to duke Branimir and to Croatian people, considered to be international recognition of the Croatian state
Battle of Saucourt: French King Louis III defeats the Vikings
Louis III (863/65 – 5 August 882) was King of West Francia from 879 until his death in 882.
Marinus I begins his reign as Catholic Pope succeeding John VIII
Marinus I begins his reign as Catholic Pope succeeding John VIII
Marinus I ends his reign as Catholic Pope
Marinus I ends his reign as Catholic Pope
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Battle at Reading: Ethelred I of Wessex defeated by Danish invasion army
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