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imported>VilkaTheWolf Its an event that encompasses all the invasions made by the viking alliance. See wikipedia's page on it. |
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{{ | {{War_Infobox|conc = [[Viking expansion]] | ||
|name | |name = Great Heathen Army | ||
| | |begin = 865 | ||
| | |end = 878 | ||
| | |place = [[Anglo-Saxons|Anglo-Saxon]] [[Heptarchy]] {{c|Modern [[England]]}} | ||
| | |result = Creation of the [[Danelaw]] in Eastern England | ||
| | |battles = Battle of Edington | ||
| | |side1 = Great Viking Army | ||
*Danish Vikings | |||
*Norwegian Vikings | |||
*Swedish Vikings | |||
*Irish Vikings | |||
|side2 = [[Anglo-Saxons|Anglo-Saxon]] Kingdoms | |||
| | *[[East Anglia]] | ||
*Kent | |||
*Ireland | |||
*Lindsey | |||
| | *[[Mercia]] | ||
*[[Northumbria]] | |||
The '''Great Heathen Army''' | *Picts of Scotland | ||
*[[Wessex]] | |||
*Strathclyde | |||
|commanders1 = Halfdan Ragnarsson<br> | |||
Ivar the Boneless<br> | |||
Ubba<br> | |||
Guthrum | |||
|commanders2 = [[Alfred the Great]] | |||
}} | |||
The '''Great Heathen Army''' (also known as the '''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== | ||
*According to the Sagas, the cause of the invasion and war was the killing of legendary Viking, | *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 Ragnar's sons, | **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 | *The Danelaw was granted to the Vikings by [[Alfred the Great]] on the condition that Viking commander Guthrum convert to Christianity. | ||
==Appearances== | ==Appearances== | ||
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The Great Heathen Army (also known as the 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