Alfredian–Viking wars

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The Alfredian–Viking wars were a series of late 9th-century conflicts in England between King Alfred the Great’s Anglo-Saxon forces and invading Viking armies that shaped the future political and cultural landscape of the region.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf military conflict ⓘ
series of wars ⓘ
cause Viking expansion into England ⓘ
raiding and settlement by Scandinavian warriors ⓘ
chronologicalContext reign of Alfred the Great ⓘ
commander Alfred the Great ⓘ
Guthrum ⓘ
Halfdan Ragnarsson ⓘ
Ubba ⓘ
conflictType Anglo-Saxon–Viking conflict ⓘ
documentedIn Anglo-Saxon Chronicle ⓘ
endTime c. 899 ⓘ
late 9th century ⓘ
hasEffect development of Alfred’s burh system ⓘ
long-term cultural interaction between Anglo-Saxons and Scandinavians ⓘ
reforms of Anglo-Saxon military organization ⓘ
strengthening of royal authority in Wessex ⓘ
involved Anglo-Saxon fyrd ⓘ
Viking longship fleets ⓘ
languageOfPrimarySources Old English ⓘ
location Anglo-Saxon England ⓘ
Danelaw ⓘ
England ⓘ
Kingdom of Wessex ⓘ
mainBelligerent Anglo-Saxons ⓘ
Danish Vikings ⓘ
linked to: Viking

Great Heathen Army ⓘ
Kingdom of Wessex ⓘ
Norse invaders ⓘ
Vikings ⓘ
opponentOf Great Heathen Army ⓘ
Kingdom of Wessex ⓘ
partOf Anglo-Saxon–Viking wars ⓘ
Viking invasions of Britain ⓘ
result Anglo-Saxon defensive victory in Wessex ⓘ
division of England between Wessex and Viking-controlled territories ⓘ
establishment of the Danelaw ⓘ
foundation for later unification of England ⓘ
survival of the Kingdom of Wessex ⓘ
significantBattle Battle of Ashdown ⓘ
Battle of Basing ⓘ
Battle of Edington ⓘ
Battle of Meretun ⓘ
Battle of Reading (871) ⓘ
significantEvent Alfred’s retreat to Athelney ⓘ
Alfred’s victory at Edington ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Edington

Treaty of Alfred and Guthrum ⓘ
linked to: Treaty of Wedmore

Treaty of Wedmore ⓘ
baptism of Guthrum ⓘ
startTime c. 870 ⓘ
late 9th century ⓘ

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Battle of Edington → conflict → Alfredian–Viking wars ⓘ
Æthelflæd → militaryConflict → Danelaw campaigns ⓘ
linked to: Alfredian–Viking wars
Battle of Ethandun → partOf → Anglo‑Saxon–Viking wars ⓘ
linked to: Alfredian–Viking wars
Ubba → militaryConflict → Viking–Anglo-Saxon wars ⓘ
linked to: Alfredian–Viking wars
Alfredian–Viking wars → conflictType → Anglo-Saxon–Viking conflict ⓘ
linked to: Alfredian–Viking wars
Alfredian–Viking wars → partOf → Anglo-Saxon–Viking wars ⓘ
linked to: Alfredian–Viking wars
Battle of Wilton (871) → aftermath → Alfred made peace with the Vikings ⓘ
linked to: Alfredian–Viking wars
Æthelwold → conflict → Anglo-Saxon–Viking conflicts ⓘ
linked to: Alfredian–Viking wars
Battle of Basing → partOf → Anglo-Saxon–Viking conflicts ⓘ
linked to: Alfredian–Viking wars