Viking invasions of England

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The Viking invasions of England were a series of raids, settlements, and military campaigns by Scandinavian warriors from the late 8th to 11th centuries that profoundly reshaped English politics, culture, and territorial control.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf armed conflict ⓘ
historical event ⓘ
military campaign ⓘ
cause desire for land and settlement ⓘ
expansion of Scandinavian power ⓘ
search for wealth and plunder ⓘ
commander Cnut the Great ⓘ
Guthrum ⓘ
Halfdan Ragnarsson ⓘ
Ivar the Boneless ⓘ
Sweyn Forkbeard ⓘ
country England ⓘ
effect Danish rule over England ⓘ
changes in English political structures ⓘ
creation of the Danelaw ⓘ
influence on English place names ⓘ
influence on the English language ⓘ
integration of Scandinavian settlers into English society ⓘ
militarization of Anglo-Saxon kingdoms ⓘ
endTime 11th century ⓘ
hasPart Battle of Edington ⓘ
Battle of Maldon ⓘ
Battle of Stamford Bridge ⓘ
Danish conquest of England ⓘ
Great Heathen Army ⓘ
St. Brice's Day massacre ⓘ
Viking raids on monasteries ⓘ
Viking settlements in northern and eastern England ⓘ
establishment of the Danelaw ⓘ
raid on Lindisfarne ⓘ
hasParticipant Anglo-Saxons ⓘ
Danes ⓘ
linked to: Scandinavians

Kingdom of East Anglia ⓘ
Kingdom of Mercia ⓘ
linked to: Mercia

Kingdom of Northumbria ⓘ
Kingdom of Wessex ⓘ
Norwegians ⓘ
Scandinavians ⓘ
Swedes ⓘ
influenced Anglo-Scandinavian culture in England ⓘ
formation of a unified English kingdom ⓘ
location British Isles ⓘ
North Sea region ⓘ
linked to: North Sea
natureOfActivity conquest ⓘ
raiding ⓘ
settlement ⓘ
tribute extraction ⓘ
opponent Alfred the Great ⓘ
Athelstan ⓘ
Edward the Elder ⓘ
Æthelred the Unready ⓘ
partOf Viking Age ⓘ
significantEvent Battle of Assandun ⓘ
Battle of Brunanburh ⓘ
Treaty of Alfred and Guthrum ⓘ
linked to: Treaty of Wedmore

Treaty of Wedmore ⓘ
accession of Cnut the Great as king of England ⓘ
arrival of the Great Heathen Army in 865 ⓘ
payment of Danegeld ⓘ
sacking of Lindisfarne in 793 ⓘ
startTime late 8th century ⓘ
timePeriod Early Middle Ages ⓘ

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Referenced by (71)

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

Kingdom of Wessex → significantEvent → Viking invasions of England ⓘ
Danish conquest of England → relatedTo → Viking invasions of England ⓘ
Lindisfarne → knownFor → Viking raid of 793 ⓘ
linked to: Viking invasions of England
Kingdom of the East Angles → notableEvent → Viking conquest of East Anglia ⓘ
linked to: Viking invasions of England
Emma of Normandy → notableEvent → Viking invasions of England ⓘ
Edmund the Martyr → conflict → Viking invasions of England ⓘ
Æthelred the Unready → conflict → Viking invasions of England ⓘ
Battle of Edington → partOf → Viking invasions of England ⓘ
Battle of Edington → partOf → Anglo-Saxon–Viking conflicts ⓘ
linked to: Viking invasions of England
Battle of Edington → precededBy → Viking conquest of much of Anglo-Saxon England ⓘ
linked to: Viking invasions of England
Treaty of Wedmore → precededBy → Viking invasions of Wessex ⓘ
linked to: Viking invasions of England
Treaty of Wedmore → conflictResolved → Viking invasions of Wessex ⓘ
linked to: Viking invasions of England
Æthelflæd → militaryConflict → Viking invasions of England ⓘ
Battle of Ashdown → conflict → Viking invasions of England ⓘ
Battle of Ashdown → partOf → Anglo-Saxon–Viking conflicts ⓘ
linked to: Viking invasions of England
Monkwearmouth–Jarrow Abbey → declineReason → Viking raids ⓘ
linked to: Viking invasions of England
Burgred of Mercia → conflict → Viking invasions of England ⓘ
Holy Island → historicalEvent → Viking raid of 793 ⓘ
linked to: Viking invasions of England
Lindisfarne Priory → notableEvent → Viking raid of 793 ⓘ
linked to: Viking invasions of England
Sweyn Forkbeard → notableWork → Viking raids on England ⓘ
linked to: Viking invasions of England
Sweyn Forkbeard → conflict → Viking invasions of England ⓘ
Danelaw → significantEvent → Viking invasions of England ⓘ
Battle of Fulford → relatedTo → Viking invasions of England ⓘ
Battle of Assandun → partOf → Viking invasions of England ⓘ
subject linked to: Ashingdon
Edmund Ironside → causeOfConflict → Viking invasion of England ⓘ
subject linked to: Ironside
linked to: Viking invasions of England
King of East Anglia → endCause → Viking conquest of East Anglia ⓘ
linked to: Viking invasions of England
Æthelred the Unready → conflict → Viking invasions of England ⓘ
subject linked to: the Unready
Ivar the Boneless → militaryConflict → Viking invasions of England ⓘ
Battle of Ethandun → partOf → Viking invasions of England ⓘ
Battle of Ethandun → precededBy → Viking conquest of much of Anglo‑Saxon England ⓘ
linked to: Viking invasions of England
Great Danish Army → conflict → Viking invasions of England ⓘ
Battle of York (866) → relatedTo → Viking conquest of Northumbria ⓘ
linked to: Viking invasions of England
Ubba → associatedWith → Viking invasions of England ⓘ
Bagsecg → activity → Norse invasions of Anglo-Saxon England ⓘ
linked to: Viking invasions of England
Bagsecg → conflict → Viking invasions of England ⓘ
Bagsecg → conflict → Anglo-Saxon–Viking conflicts ⓘ
linked to: Viking invasions of England
Oscetel → conflict → Viking invasions of England ⓘ
Anund → conflict → Viking invasions of Anglo-Saxon England ⓘ
linked to: Viking invasions of England
Edmund of East Anglia → chronologicalContext → Viking Age in England ⓘ
subject linked to: King Edmund of East Anglia
linked to: Viking invasions of England
Edmund of East Anglia → associatedWith → Viking invasions of England ⓘ
subject linked to: King Edmund of East Anglia
Edmund of East Anglia → deathContext → Viking conquest of East Anglia ⓘ
subject linked to: King Edmund of East Anglia
linked to: Viking invasions of England
Alfredian reforms → influencedBy → Viking invasions of England ⓘ
Alfredian–Viking wars → partOf → Viking invasions of Britain ⓘ
linked to: Viking invasions of England
Battle of Reading (871) → conflict → Viking invasions of England ⓘ
Battle of Reading (871) → precededBy → Viking occupation of Reading (871) ⓘ
linked to: Viking invasions of England
Halfdan Ragnarsson → associatedWith → Viking invasions of Anglo-Saxon England ⓘ
linked to: Viking invasions of England
Osberht of Northumbria → conflict → Viking invasions of Northumbria ⓘ
subject linked to: King Osberht of Northumbria
linked to: Viking invasions of England
Osberht of Northumbria → causeOfReignEnd → Viking conquest of Northumbria ⓘ
subject linked to: King Osberht of Northumbria
linked to: Viking invasions of England
Battle of Ashdown (871) → conflict → Viking invasions of England ⓘ
Battle of Wilton (871) → conflict → Viking invasions of England ⓘ