Treaty of Wedmore

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The Treaty of Wedmore was the late 9th-century agreement between Alfred the Great and Viking leader Guthrum that effectively ended major Viking incursions into Wessex and laid the groundwork for the Danelaw in England.

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Treaty of Wedmore canonical 6
Treaty of Alfred and Guthrum 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf peace agreement
treaty
approximateYearSigned 878
associatedWith Alfredian reforms
Christianization of Viking leaders in England
conflictResolved Viking invasions of Wessex
campaign of the Great Heathen Army in Wessex
country England
date 878
follows Battle of Edington
hasEffectOn Anglo-Saxon England
Anglo-Viking relations
Danelaw
hasParticipant Alfred the Great
Guthrum
hasParty East Anglian Danes
Kingdom of Wessex
Viking Great Army
linked to: Great Heathen Army
historicalRegion Anglo-Saxon England
historicalSignificance key step toward political unification of England
major turning point in the Viking Age in England
language Old English
Old Norse
linked to: Old Norse language
location Somerset
Wedmore
Wessex
linked to: Kingdom of Wessex
placeSigned Wedmore
precededBy Viking invasions of Wessex
regionAffected East Anglia
Mercia
Northumbria
Wessex
linked to: Kingdom of Wessex
relatedTo Danelaw boundary agreements
linked to: Danelaw

Treaty of Alfred and Guthrum
linked to: Treaty of Wedmore
religiousAspect Guthrum’s Christian baptism
recognition of Christian practices in Guthrum’s realm
result Guthrum’s agreement to be baptized
Guthrum’s withdrawal from Wessex
end of major Viking incursions into Wessex
establishment of boundaries between English and Danish-controlled territories
foundation for the Danelaw
temporary peace between Wessex and the Danes
significantFor consolidation of Alfred the Great’s rule in Wessex
territorial division of England between Anglo-Saxons and Danes
timePeriod late 9th century
typeOfBoundary Anglo-Saxon–Danish frontier
linked to: Danelaw

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Alfred the Great treaty Treaty of Wedmore
subject linked to: King Alfred the Great
Kingdom of Wessex significantEvent Treaty of Wedmore
Anglo-Saxon England significantEvent Treaty of Wedmore
Battle of Edington followedBy Treaty of Wedmore
Treaty of Wedmore relatedTo Treaty of Alfred and Guthrum
linked to: Treaty of Wedmore
Viking invasions of England significantEvent Treaty of Alfred and Guthrum
linked to: Treaty of Wedmore
Danelaw significantEvent Treaty of Wedmore
Danelaw significantEvent Treaty of Alfred and Guthrum
linked to: Treaty of Wedmore