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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Label Occurrences
Treaty of Wedmore canonical 11
Treaty of Alfred and Guthrum 5

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Statements (46)

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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Referenced by (16)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

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
Guthrum → baptismEvent → Treaty of Wedmore ⓘ
Guthrum → treaty → Treaty of Wedmore ⓘ
Guthrum → treaty → Treaty of Alfred and Guthrum ⓘ
linked to: Treaty of Wedmore
Battle of Ethandun → followedBy → Treaty of Wedmore ⓘ
Wedmore → associatedEvent → Treaty of Wedmore ⓘ
Alfredian–Viking wars → significantEvent → Treaty of Wedmore ⓘ
Alfredian–Viking wars → significantEvent → Treaty of Alfred and Guthrum ⓘ
linked to: Treaty of Wedmore