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{{War_Infobox|conc = [[Viking expansion]] | {{War_Infobox|conc = [[Viking expansion]] | ||
|name = Great Heathen Army | |name = Great Heathen Army | ||
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|battles = Battle of Edington | |battles = Battle of Edington | ||
|side1 = Great Viking Army | |side1 = Great Viking Army | ||
- Danish Vikings | - Danish Vikings | ||
- Norwegian Vikings | - Norwegian Vikings | ||
- Swedish Vikings | - Swedish Vikings | ||
- Irish Vikings | - Irish Vikings | ||
|side2 = [[Anglo-Saxon]] Kingdoms | |side2 = [[Anglo-Saxon]] Kingdoms | ||
- [[East Anglia]] | - [[East Anglia]] | ||
- Kent | - Kent | ||
- Ireland | - Ireland | ||
- Lindsey | - Lindsey | ||
- [[Mercia]] | - [[Mercia]] | ||
- [[Northumbria]] | - [[Northumbria]] | ||
- Picts of Scotland | - Picts of Scotland | ||
- [[Wessex]] | - [[Wessex]] | ||
- Strathclyde | - Strathclyde | ||
|commanders1 = Halfdan Ragnarsson | |commanders1 = Halfdan Ragnarsson | ||
Ivar the Boneless | Ivar the Boneless | ||
Ubba | Ubba | ||
Guthrum | Guthrum | ||
|commanders2 = [[Alfred the Great]] | |commanders2 = [[Alfred the Great]] | ||
}} | }} | ||
The '''Great Heathen Army''' (Viking Great Army), was a large army of primarily Danes that sought to invade and conquer the four remaining kingdoms of the [[Heptarchy]]. 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. | The '''Great Heathen Army''' (Viking Great Army), was a large army of primarily Danes that sought to invade and conquer the four remaining kingdoms of the [[Heptarchy]]. 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. | ||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
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**This led to Ragnar's sons, Ivar the Boneless, Bjorn Ironside, Ubba, Sigurd Snake-in-the-Eye, and Halfdan Ragnarsson to seek revenge | **This led to Ragnar's sons, Ivar the Boneless, Bjorn Ironside, Ubba, 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. | *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]]'' | *''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]'' | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]'' | *''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]'' | ||
{{ACV}} | {{ACV}} | ||
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The Great Heathen Army (Viking Great Army), was a large army of primarily Danes that sought to invade and conquer the four remaining kingdoms of the Heptarchy. 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.
Trivia
- According to the Sagas, the cause of the invasion and war was the killing of legendary Viking, Ragnar Lothbok by Northumbrian King Aella.
- This led to Ragnar's sons, Ivar the Boneless, Bjorn Ironside, Ubba, 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
References