Viking Capture of York
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The Viking Capture of York was a military engagement between the Saxons and the Vikings in the town of York in Northumbria, during the Viking conquest of England.
History[edit | edit source]
On 1 November 866, while King Ælla of Northumbria attended mass at the York Minster during the All Saints' Day festival, the Great Heathen Army under the command of Ivarr the Boneless attacked York.[1] A soldier who witnessed the arrival of the Northern hoard burst into the church to warn the king, who calmly asked about their numbers. Hearing there were about a hundred Vikings attacking, he ordered his chief of guards to behead the heathens and have their heads hung on the city walls.[2]
The Viking warriors Björn and Ulf Stensson complained that the battle against the Northumbrian soldiers was easier than the wolves in Norway when the chief of guards appeared and began to fight the brothers. He almost gained the upper hand at times, but was ultimately defeated and slain.[2]
Ælla abandoned his people and escaped the city when he saw they were losing, and Ivarr claimed the York Minster. It was there that he declared to the army that they were replacing the rulers of the land, as the Anglo-Saxons had done before them.[2]
Appearances[edit | edit source]
- Assassin's Creed: Valhalla – Blood Brothers (first appearance)
- Discovery Tour: Viking Age (mentioned only)
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Valhalla – Blood Brothers – The Boneless
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Assassin's Creed: Valhalla – Blood Brothers – Battle of York
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