Great Heathen Army
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The Great Heathen Army, also known as the Viking Great Army, was a coalition of Scandinavian warriors who invaded England in AD 865. Since the late 8th century, the Vikings had been engaging in raids on centres of wealth, such as monasteries. The Great Heathen Army was much larger and aimed to conquer and occupy the four kingdoms of East Anglia, Northumbria, Mercia and Wessex.
865 — 878
Wikidata
Great Danish Army; Great Viking Army; Viking Great Army
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Location: KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
How the Danes came up the Channel a thousand years ago - Herbert Alfred Bone
From the fresco by W. Bell Scott, H.R.S.A., at Wallington Hall, Northumberland, by permission of Sir George Trevelyan, Bart., M.P., from photo by J. Worsnop, Rothbury.
Derby Museum Viking Sword- The Viking Great Army and its Legacy: plotting settlement shift using metal-detected finds - scientific article published in 2016, online
- The Viking Great Army in England: new dates from the Repton charnel - scientific article published on 2 February 2018, Q1860
- The winter camp of the Viking Great Army, AD 872–3, Torksey, Lincolnshire - article published in 2016
- In Search of the Viking Great Army: Beyond the Winter Camps - article published in 2018
- Repton and the “great heathen army”, 873–4 - chapter published in 2001
- The archaeology of the ‘Great Army’ (865–79) - chapter published in 2004
- Viking economies and the ‘Great Army’: interpreting the precious metals from Torksey, Lincolnshire - chapter published in 2020
| Type | Subtype | Date | Description | Notes | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| event | armed conflict | 867 | Battle of York | Kingdom of Northumbria, battle, Great Heathen Army | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 878 | Battle of Chippenham | Great Heathen Army, Kingdom of Wessex, battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 878 | Battle of Edington | Kingdom of Wessex, battle, Great Heathen Army | Wikidata |
| commons | image | How the Danes came up the Channel a thousand years ago - Herbert Alfred Bone | Commons | ||
| commons | image | From the fresco by W. Bell Scott, H.R.S.A., at Wallington Hall, Northumberland, by permission of Sir George Trevelyan, Bart., M.P., from photo by J. Worsnop, Rothbury. | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Derby Museum Viking Sword | Commons | ||
