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'''Guthrum''' (died c. 890) was a [[Denmark|Danish]] [[Viking]] who reigned as a King of [[East Anglia]] from 879 until his death. | '''Guthrum''' (died c. 890) was a [[Denmark|Danish]] [[Viking]] who reigned as a King of [[East Anglia]] from 879 until his death. He ruled under his baptismal name of '''Æthelstan''', until his death. | ||
==Biography== | ==Biography== | ||
By 873, Guthrum and his 2nd-in-command, [[Soma]], were based in [[Cambridgeshire|Grantebridgeshire]] outside Grantebridge.<ref name="Alliance">''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]'' – [[The Alliance Map]]</ref> | By 873, Guthrum and his 2nd-in-command, [[Soma]], were based in [[Cambridgeshire|Grantebridgeshire]] outside Grantebridge.<ref name="Alliance">''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]'' – [[The Alliance Map]]</ref> | ||
In January 878, following the [[Battle of Chippenham]], Guthrum became disillusioned with the cause he was fighting for and looked to his enemies' [[Christianity|religion]] for answers.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed Valhalla: Geirmund's Saga]]''</ref> In May of that year, after being defeated at the {{Wiki|Battle of Edington}}, Guthrum conceded to Alfred and converted to Christianity.<ref>{{WP|Guthrum}}</ref> | In January 878, following the [[Battle of Chippenham]], Guthrum became disillusioned with the cause he was fighting for and looked to his enemies' [[Christianity|religion]] for answers.<ref name="ACGS">''[[Assassin's Creed Valhalla: Geirmund's Saga]]''</ref> In May of that year, after being defeated at the {{Wiki|Battle of Edington}}, Guthrum conceded to Alfred and converted to Christianity.<ref>{{WP|Guthrum}}</ref> | ||
==Appearances== | ==Appearances== | ||
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Guthrum (died c. 890) was a Danish Viking who reigned as a King of East Anglia from 879 until his death. He ruled under his baptismal name of Æthelstan, until his death.
Biography
By 873, Guthrum and his 2nd-in-command, Soma, were based in Grantebridgeshire outside Grantebridge.[1]
In January 878, following the Battle of Chippenham, Guthrum became disillusioned with the cause he was fighting for and looked to his enemies' religion for answers.[2] In May of that year, after being defeated at the Battle of Edington, Guthrum conceded to Alfred and converted to Christianity.[3]
Appearances
- Assassin's Creed: Valhalla (first appearance)
- Assassin's Creed Valhalla: Geirmund's Saga
References
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