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The Great Heathen Failure: Why the Great Heathen Army Failed to Conquer the Whole of Anglo-Saxon England
Ryan MacNeill
Jan 01, 0001
In the year 865 CE, a coalition of Viking forces combined to form an army aimed at the conquest and settlement of England. Known as The Great Heathen Army, these Vikings managed to capture most of the territory that today...
Vikings Conquests of England Anglo-Saxon Heathen invasion early medieval Danegeld European History Medieval History Military History
Published by: Winthrop University