Northumbria (Danelaw)

This article is about the specific polity Northumbria (Danelaw) and therefore only includes events related to its territory and not to its possessions or colonies. If you are interested in the possession, this is the link to the article about the nation which includes all possessions as well as all the different incarnations of the nation.

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Establishment

• March 867: The rivals for the Northumbrian throne Osberht and Ælle combined their forces against the Vikings, but were defeated on March 21, 867. Halfdan Ragnarsson was a Viking leader of the Great Heathen Army which invaded England in 865. He allegedly wanted revenge against Northumbria for the death of his father, who was supposedly killed by Ælla of Northumbria. While he himself only ruled Northumbria directly for about a year in 876, he placed Ecgberht on the throne as a client-king, who ruled from 867 to 872.

Chronology

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1. Viking invasion of the British isles

Was the Viking invasion of the British Isles that started with the arrival of the Great Heathen Army in 865 and resulted in the establishment of the Danelaw, the part of England dominated by the Danes.

• March 867: The rivals for the Northumbrian throne Osberht and Ælle combined their forces against the Vikings, but were defeated on March 21, 867. Halfdan Ragnarsson was a Viking leader of the Great Heathen Army which invaded England in 865. He allegedly wanted revenge against Northumbria for the death of his father, who was supposedly killed by Ælla of Northumbria. While he himself only ruled Northumbria directly for about a year in 876, he placed Ecgberht on the throne as a client-king, who ruled from 867 to 872.
• January 875: Repton was conquered in 873/874 by the Great Heathen Army led by the Viking leaders Ivar the Boneless, Halfdan Ragnarsson, and Guthrum. This victory marked the expansion of the Danelaw territory in England.

2. Unification of England

Æthelstan the Glorious, King of Wessex, conquered Northumbria in 927, and England became a unified kingdom for the first time.

• January 928: Ealdred of Northumbria (913-927) submitted to the English king Æthelstan (924-939) in 927.

Disestablishment

• January 928: Ealdred of Northumbria (913-927) submitted to the English king Æthelstan (924-939) in 927.