884 - Peace ended

Frisia 
In autumn an army of Danish Vikings were defeated at the Battle of Norditi (Battle of Hilgenried Bay) on the North Sea coast by a Frisian army under Archbishop Rimbert of Bremen-Hamburg, this led to permanent withdrawal of the Vikings from East Frisia.
Germany
Duisburg was recaptured from the vikings by Henry of Babenberg.
Gathering of viking ships
France
King Carloman the second paid 12000 lbs silver to vikings and in december Carloman died in a hunting accident, and vikings started looting in West France, with the death of Carloman the second the vikings decided that the peace treaty was canceled.
Denmark
According to Beowulf, Snorri Sturluson's Edda and his Ynglinga saga, Saxo Grammaticus Gesta Danorum, and the Grottasöngr Frode/Frodi became king of Denmark.

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