Viking history

Scepters of Alfred the great England The people of Wessex won a victory over the vikings at the Sunday battle at Anglesey , but the vikings was never broken by a single defeat. Large viking forces conquered Chippenham in Wiltshire and the endless viking raids and looting had made the people of Wessex in a emotional state of hopelessness and despair, most people subjected to the vikings and other left the country. The brave king Alfred the great was determined in his attempts to make his suffering people create an effective resistance to the vikings, but in long periods the king had to hide in swamps and forests just to stay alive. Ireland  At the Battle of Strangford Lough: In a battle between Dubgaill and Finngaill Vikings at Strangford Lough in Ireland, Halfdan Ragnarsson, leader of the Great Heathen Army, was killed in an attempt to claim the Kingdom of Dublin from Norwegian Bárid mac Ímair .(also named as Barith, Baraid, Bard & Bárǫðr). Viking warrior ready for ...

Claus Deleuran: Viking retreat Denmark Ansgar received a plot of land in Ribe from Haarik 2, it was named church of our lady and still exists today. France A Viking army sailed up the Seine to Pîtres (18 July). It was joined on August 17 by Bjorn Ironside. They looted the Perche region before  the Loire Vikings were attacked by a Viking chieftain called Sigtrygg (Sidroc). Sigtrygg had been operating around the Seine and in Ireland, and had in the past sailed with Gudrød. He was now allied with Erispoë, who had paid him to get rid of Hallstein, Gudrød and Åsgeir - result he defeated them at Saltus articus The viking army, which had suffered heavy losses in the Loire area, where only 300 vikings survived made a winter camp at a French island in the river, named Jeufosse. Orkney Islands Ketil Flatnose attacks the restt of the Pictish kingdom of Dalriada Orm, Viking raider Ireland Cerball mac Dunlainge slaughtered a bunch of Viking intruders, led by Rodolb. In the a...