Following his defeat at Wilton, Alfred pays…
872 CE
Following his defeat at Wilton, Alfred pays a large sum to the Danes to secure an armistice, which they break, conquering Mercia in 872 and raiding the British southwest.
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Britons (historical)
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Saxons
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Anglo-Saxons
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Wessex, English Kingdom of
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Mercia, Kingdom of
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Britain, Medieval
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Cornwall, Brythonic kingdom of
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Denmark, Kingdom of
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Vikings
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Danes (Scandinavians)
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Great Heathen Army
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East Anglia, (Danish) Kingdom of
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