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| Dannevirke map by Vilhelm La Cour-,photo of the wall near Rheider Au |
Harald Blueetooth decided that Dannevirke needed to be strengthened.
England
Æthelred the Unready, the later King of England was born.
Ireland
After a defeat at battle of Sulcoit, Ivar of Limerick was driven out of Ireland by King Mathgamhain of Munster. Ivar's response was to sail west to Wales to try and carve a new kingdom there.
Spain
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| Viking Mediterranean raids |
Bishop Sisnando Menéndez of Compostela was killed by vikings, in battle on 29th March 968 at Fornelos, south-east of Santiago de Compostela. Sisenand was struck by an arrow and died, and the Galicians were put to flight & the monastery of Curtis was sacked, and precautions were taken for the defense of the town of Lugo.
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| Drakkar - Viking ship |
Ivar and his Limerick vikings were apparently defeated by "the king of Britain" and driven out of Wales.
Ukraine
According to Primary Chronicle, the Pechenegs began the Siege of Kiev.
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