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{{Update|''[[Discovery Tour: Viking Age]]''}} | |||
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|prev =[[An Lushan Rebellion]] | |||
{{War_Infobox|conc = [[Viking expansion]] | |conc = [[Viking expansion]]<br>[[Anarchy at Samarra]]<br>[[Zanj Rebellion]] | ||
|next =[[Siege of Paris (885–886)|Siege of Paris]] | |||
|name = Great Heathen Army | |name = Great Heathen Army | ||
|image = ACV Raven Banner.png | |||
|begin = 865 | |begin = 865 | ||
|end = 878 | |end = 878 | ||
|place = [[Anglo-Saxon]] [[Heptarchy]] | |place = [[Anglo-Saxons|Anglo-Saxon]] [[Heptarchy]] {{c|Modern [[England]]}} | ||
|result = Creation of the [[Danelaw]] in | |result = Creation of the [[Danelaw]] in eastern England | ||
|battles = Battle of Edington | |battles = *[[Viking Capture of York]] | ||
|side1 = | *[[Battle of Reading]] | ||
*[[Battle of Ashdown]] | |||
*[[Battle of Bedwyn]] | |||
*[[Battle of Meretun]] | |||
*[[Battle of Chippenham]] | |||
*[[Battle of Edington]] | |||
|side1 = [[Scandinavia]]n Vikings | |||
*[[Sons of Ragnar]] | |||
- | *[[Great Summer Army]] | ||
|side2 = | *[[Raven Clan]] | ||
*[[Clan Hemmingsons]] | |||
*[[Hel-hides]] | |||
|side2 = Anglo-Saxon Kingdoms | |||
*[[East Anglia]] | |||
*[[Kent]] | |||
*[[Mercia]] | |||
*[[Northumbria]] | |||
*[[Wessex]]<br>[[Britons]] of [[Wales]] | |||
*[[Kingdom of Gwynedd]] | |||
*{{Wiki|Powys}}<br>[[Picts]] of [[Scotland]] | |||
*{{Wiki|Kingdom of Alba}} | |||
|commanders1 = [[Halfdan Ragnarsson]] †<br>[[Ivarr the Boneless]] †<br>[[Ubba Ragnarsson]] †<br>[[Bersi]] †<br>[[Guthrum]] | |||
|commanders2 = [[Edmund the Martyr]] † <br>[[Burgred of Mercia]] † (died in exile) <br>[[Ælla of Northumbria]] † <br>[[Alfred the Great]]<br>[[Rhodri the Great]] † <br>[[Causantin mac Cináeda]] † | |||
|commanders1 = Halfdan Ragnarsson | |||
Ubba | |||
Guthrum | |||
|commanders2 = [[Alfred the Great]] | |||
}} | }} | ||
The '''Great Heathen Army''' | The '''Great Heathen Army''', also known as the '''Viking Great Army''', was a coalition of [[Vikings]], mainly [[Denmark|Danes]] but including Norsemen from [[Norway]] and [[Sweden]], who invaded [[England]] in 865. It sought to [[Viking expansion|invade and conquer]] the four remaining kingdoms of the [[Heptarchy]]. | ||
The army was formed as a result of a merger between two factions of Vikings: the group led by the [[Sons of Ragnar]] who invaded England to seek revenge for the death of their father [[Ragnar Lothbrok]], who was killed by King [[Ælla of Northumbria|Ælla]] of [[Northumbria]], and the [[Great Summer Army]] led by [[Bersi]] and [[Guthrum]] that landed in England in 871. | |||
The invasion and subsequent war with the kingdoms lasted from 865 until 878 with the [[Battle of Edington]] and founding of the [[Danelaw]] in Eastern England.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]''</ref> | |||
== | ==Behind the scenes== | ||
According to the {{Wiki|saga}}s, the cause of the invasion and war was the killing of legendary Viking Ragnar Lothbrok by Northumbrian King Ælla. This in turn led Ragnar's sons, [[Ivarr the Boneless]], [[Björn Ironside]], [[Ubba Ragnarsson]], [[Sigurd Snake-in-the-Eye]], and [[Halfdan Ragnarsson]] to seek revenge. | |||
The Danelaw was granted to the Vikings by [[Alfred the Great]] on the condition that Viking commander Guthrum convert to [[Christianity]]. | |||
==Appearances== | ==Appearances== | ||
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]'' | *''[[Echoes of History]]'' {{1stm}} | ||
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]'' {{1st}} | |||
**''[[Shared History]]'' {{Imo}} | |||
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla – Geirmund's Saga]]'' | |||
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla – Blood Brothers]]'' | |||
*''[[Discovery Tour: Viking Age]]'' | |||
*''[[The World of Assassin's Creed Valhalla: Journey to the North – Logs and Files of a Hidden One]]'' {{Mo}} | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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{{Timeline}} | |||
[[Category:Armies]] | |||
[[Category:Wars]] | |||
[[Category:Timeline]] | |||
[[Category:Viking expansion]] | |||
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The Great Heathen Army, also known as the Viking Great Army, was a coalition of Vikings, mainly Danes but including Norsemen from Norway and Sweden, who invaded England in 865. It sought to invade and conquer the four remaining kingdoms of the Heptarchy.
The army was formed as a result of a merger between two factions of Vikings: the group led by the Sons of Ragnar who invaded England to seek revenge for the death of their father Ragnar Lothbrok, who was killed by King Ælla of Northumbria, and the Great Summer Army led by Bersi and Guthrum that landed in England in 871.
The invasion and subsequent war with the kingdoms lasted from 865 until 878 with the Battle of Edington and founding of the Danelaw in Eastern England.[1]
Behind the scenes[edit | edit source]
According to the sagas, the cause of the invasion and war was the killing of legendary Viking Ragnar Lothbrok by Northumbrian King Ælla. This in turn led Ragnar's sons, Ivarr the Boneless, Björn Ironside, Ubba Ragnarsson, Sigurd Snake-in-the-Eye, and Halfdan Ragnarsson to seek revenge.
The Danelaw was granted to the Vikings by Alfred the Great on the condition that Viking commander Guthrum convert to Christianity.
Appearances[edit | edit source]
- Echoes of History (first mentioned)
- Assassin's Creed: Valhalla (first appearance)
- Shared History (indirect mention only)
- Assassin's Creed: Valhalla – Geirmund's Saga
- Assassin's Creed: Valhalla – Blood Brothers
- Discovery Tour: Viking Age
- The World of Assassin's Creed Valhalla: Journey to the North – Logs and Files of a Hidden One (mentioned only)
References[edit | edit source]
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