Guthrum (Old English: Guðrum, c. 835 – c. 890) was King of East Anglia in the late 9th century. Originally a native of Denmark, he was one of the leaders...
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The Treaty of Alfred and Guthrum is a 9th-century peace agreement between Alfred of Wessex and Guthrum, the Viking ruler of East Anglia. It sets out the...
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The Anglo-Saxon name Guthrum corresponds to Norwegian Guttom and to Danish Gorm. The name Guthrum may refer to these kings: Guthrum (died c. 890), later...
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Alfred the Great and the Great Heathen Army led by the Danish warlord Guthrum. The battle took place near Edington in Wiltshire, where Alfred secured...
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agreement between King Alfred the Great of Wessex and the Viking king Guthrum the Old. The only contemporary reference to the treaty is that of a Welsh...
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known as the Danelaw, which was formalised in the Treaty of Alfred and Guthrum. The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle does not mention the reason for this invasion...
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Midlands and East Anglia. Alfred also oversaw the conversion of Viking leader Guthrum to Christianity. He defended his kingdom against the Viking attempt at...
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between Alfred the Great, the king of Wessex, and Guthrum, the Danish warlord, written following Guthrum's defeat at the Battle of Edington in 878, starting...
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Guthrum II was, according to some reconstructions, a King of East Anglia in the early 10th century. The Viking ruler of the kingdom of East Anglia is...
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866–878 where the arrival of the Great Heathen Army in England led by Guthrum and Ubba Ragnarsson redefines the relationship between Vikings and Anglo-Saxons...
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conquered all of the English kingdoms apart from Wessex. The Danish king Guthrum was overrunning the kingdom of Wessex, with Alfred , king of Wessex in...
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imposed by the Viking incursions formally agreed by the Danish warlord named Guthrum and the West Saxon king Alfred the Great in 886. The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle...
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the first part of season 4, Guthrum is portrayed by an uncredited infant actor. In the second part of season 4, Guthrum is portrayed by recurring child...
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community to take care of Edmund's shrine. Following the death of the Danish Guthrum, king of East Anglia, in around 890, the same moneyers who had minted his...
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appear that Eohric became king of East Anglia following the death of King Guthrum in 890. Otherwise,little is known of Eohric or of the kingdom of East Anglia...
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enormous debt to the Church. Afterwards, he takes part in a siege against Guthrum, and is among a group of hostages exchanged when the Danes and West Saxons...
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Battle of Chippenham was a January 878 battle between a Viking army led by Guthrum and an Anglo-Saxon army led by Alfred the Great. The Vikings forced Alfred...
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had already gone over to Guthrum's side in exchange for a royal title. Odda was forced to choose between Alfred and Guthrum in early 878 when an army...
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include: Watling Street was used as a boundary in the Treaty of Alfred and Guthrum and it is often inferred that this made the road the SW boundary of the...
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Edington in 878. This was followed closely by the Treaty of Alfred and Guthrum, under which England was divided up between the Anglo-Saxons of Wessex...
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negotiations with Guthrum (Michael York), the Danish Viking leader of the Kingdom of East Anglia. Aelhswith on the other hand agrees to become Guthrum's hostage...
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who correspond closely to historical figures, such as Alfred the Great, Guthrum and King Guthred, the main character Uhtred is fictitious: he lives in...
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known as the Great Summer Army led by Guthrum. In 875, the Great Heathen Army split into two bands, with Guthrum leading one back to Wessex, and Halfdan...
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Æthelweard Edmund the Martyr Oswald [s] Æthelred II [s] Guthrum I [d] Eohric [d] Æthelwold [s] Guthrum II [d] [c] co-kings [km] also king of Kent and king...
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Marie Nielsen as Margrethe, one of Queen Aslaug's slaves Anton Giltrap as Guthrum, Jarl Borg and Torvi's son Charles Last as William, first son of Rollo...
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English royalty Preceded by Oswald King of East Anglia 870s Succeeded by Guthrum...
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Alfred laid siege to it. Ultimately the Danes capitulated, and their leader Guthrum agreed to withdraw from Wessex and to be baptised. The formal ceremony...
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Æthelred Alfred-Guthrum Pax Alfred-Guthrum Pax Alfred-Guthrum Appendix Walreaf Alfred-Guthrum Appendix Walreaf Peace of Edward and Guthrum IV Æthelred Peace...
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Alfred's dislike and distrust of him. Alfred makes peace with the Danish king Guthrum rather than take advantage of the victory, much to Uhtred's disgust. Uhtred...
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suggests that during the period between the death of Edmund and the return of Guthrum to East Anglia in 880, Oswald and Æthelred ruled the East Angles as client...
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