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56 relations: Ahvenkoski, Anglo-Scandinavian, Aos Sí, Aristocracy of Norway, Augustine of Canterbury, Balby, Barnoldby le Beck, Barrow-in-Furness, Battle of Ashdown, Battle of Basing, Battle of Brentford (1016), Battle of Brunanburh, Battle of Buttington, Battle of Cynwit, Battle of Danes Moor, Battle of Derby, Battle of Edington, Battle of Englefield, Battle of Fulford, Battle of Maldon, Battle of Marton, Battle of Reading (871), Battle of Stainmore, Battle of Stamford (894), Battle of Stamford (918), Battle of Stamford Bridge, Battle of Tempsford, Battle of Tettenhall, Cnut the Great's invasion of England, Coins of the Manx pound, Furness Hoard, History of Medieval Cumbria, Hogmanay, Huna House, Huxley Hoard, John Mirk, June 8, Keswick, Cumbria, Language shift, List of last stands, List of wars in Great Britain, List of wars involving Denmark, List of wars involving England, Norman conquest of England, Norse, North Sea Empire, Northern Isles, Religion in Iceland, Stavanger, Stone circles in the British Isles and Brittany, ..., Thurso, Turgesius, Werburgh, William Stukeley, 789, 8th century in England. Expand index (6 more) »
Ahvenkoski
Ahvenkoski (Abborfors) is a historical site in the Kymenlaakso region, Finland, located by the westernmost branch of the river Kymijoki.
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Anglo-Scandinavian
Anglo-Scandinavian is an academic term referring to the archaeological and historical periods during the 8th to 13th centuries in which there was migration to - and occupation of - the British Isles by Scandinavian peoples generally known as Vikings.
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Aos Sí
The aos sí (older form aes sídhe) is the Irish term for a supernatural race in Irish mythology and Scottish mythology (where it is usually spelled Sìth, but pronounced the same), comparable to the fairies or elves.
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Aristocracy of Norway
Aristocracy of Norway refers to modern and medieval aristocracy in Norway.
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Augustine of Canterbury
Augustine of Canterbury (born first third of the 6th century – died probably 26 May 604) was a Benedictine monk who became the first Archbishop of Canterbury in the year 597.
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Balby
Balby is a suburb of Doncaster and civil parish located to the south-west of the borough in the north of England.
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Barnoldby le Beck
Barnoldby le Beck is a village and civil parish in North East Lincolnshire, England, It is situated just east of the A18 and is close to the village of Waltham and the town of Grimsby.
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Barrow-in-Furness
Barrow-in-Furness, commonly known as Barrow, is a town and borough in Cumbria, England.
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Battle of Ashdown
The Battle of Ashdown, in Berkshire (possibly the part now in Oxfordshire), took place on 8 January 871.
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Battle of Basing
The Battle of Basing was a battle on 22 January 871 at Old Basing in what is now the English county of Hampshire.
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Battle of Brentford (1016)
The Battle of Brentford was fought in 1016 some time between 9 May (the approximate date Canute landed at Greenwich) and 18 October (the date of the later Battle of Ashingdon) between the English led by Edmund Ironside and the Danes led by Canute.
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Battle of Brunanburh
The Battle of Brunanburh was fought in 937 between Æthelstan, King of England, and an alliance of Olaf Guthfrithson, King of Dublin; Constantine, King of Alba and Owen, King of Strathclyde.
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Battle of Buttington
The Battle of Buttington was fought in 893 between a Viking army and an alliance of Anglo-Saxons and Welsh.
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Battle of Cynwit
The Battle of Cynwit, also spelt Cynuit, was a battle between West Saxons and Vikings in 878 at a fort which Asser calls Cynwit.
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Battle of Danes Moor
The Battle of Danes Moor (or 'Dunsmoor') occurred between the Danes and the Saxons in 914 on Danes Moor between Culworth and Edgecote, north-east of Banbury, Oxfordshire, at a crossing of a tributary of the River Cherwell.
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Battle of Derby
In July 917, Aethelflaed launched her first offensive foray and selected the fortress at Derby as her target.
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Battle of Edington
At the Battle of Edington, an army of the Anglo-Saxon kingdom of Wessex under Alfred the Great defeated the Great Heathen Army led by Guthrum on a date between 6 and 12 May AD 878, resulting in the Treaty of Wedmore later the same year.
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Battle of Englefield
The Battle of Englefield was a battle on 31 December 870 at Englefield, near Reading in what is now the English county of Berkshire.
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Battle of Fulford
The Battle of Fulford was fought on the outskirts of the village of Fulford near York in England, on 20 September 1066, when King Harald III of Norway, also known as Harald Hardrada ("harðráði" in Old Norse, meaning "hard ruler"), and Tostig Godwinson, his English ally, fought and defeated the Northern Earls Edwin and Morcar.
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Battle of Maldon
The Battle of Maldon took place on 11 August 991 CE near Maldon beside the River Blackwater in Essex, England, during the reign of Æthelred the Unready.
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Battle of Marton
The Battle of Marton or Meretum took place on approximately 22 March 871 at a place recorded as Marton, perhaps in Wiltshire or Dorset.
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Battle of Reading (871)
The first Battle of Reading was a battle on 4 January 871 at Reading in what is now the English county of Berkshire.
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Battle of Stainmore
The Battle of Stainmore was a battle, probably between the Earldom of Bernicia, led by Osulf, and the forces of the last Norse king of Jórvík (York), Eric Bloodaxe.
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Battle of Stamford (894)
The First Battle of Stamford occurred when West Saxon Ealdorman Aethelnoth invaded the town in the summer of 894, but it was not besieged and Danish rule was unaffected.
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Battle of Stamford (918)
The Second Battle of Stamford occurred when King Edward assaulted Stamford in late May 918.
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Battle of Stamford Bridge
The Battle of Stamford Bridge took place at the village of Stamford Bridge, East Riding of Yorkshire, in England on 25 September 1066, between an English army under King Harold Godwinson and an invading Norwegian force led by King Harald Hardrada and the English king's brother Tostig Godwinson.
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Battle of Tempsford
In 917, the group of Danes who had previously been based in Huntingdon relocated to Tempsford in Bedfordshire, together with other Danes from East Anglia.
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Battle of Tettenhall
The Battle of Tettenhall (sometimes called the Battle of Wednesfield or Wōdnesfeld) took place, according to the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle, near Tettenhall on 5 August 910.
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Cnut the Great's invasion of England
In the autumn of 1016, the Danish prince Cnut the Great (Canute) successfully invaded England.
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Coins of the Manx pound
The official coinage of the Isle of Man are denominated in Manx pounds.
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Furness Hoard
The Furness Hoard is a hoard of Viking silver coins and other artefacts dating to the 9th and 10th Century that was discovered in Furness, Cumbria, England in May 2011 by an unnamed metal detectorist.
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History of Medieval Cumbria
The history of medieval Cumbria has several points of interest.
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Hogmanay
Hogmanay is the Scots word for the last day of the year and is synonymous with the celebration of the New Year (Gregorian calendar) in the Scottish manner.
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Huna House
Huna House is a Victorian building located in the small village of Huna in Canisbay, north of Caithness.
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Huxley Hoard
The Huxley Hoard is a hoard of Viking jewellery from around 900-910 found buried near Huxley, Cheshire, England.
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John Mirk
John Mirk was an Augustinian Canon Regular, active in the late 14th and early 15th centuries in Shropshire.
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June 8
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Keswick, Cumbria
Keswick is an English market town and civil parish, historically in Cumberland, and since 1974 in the Borough of Allerdale in Cumbria.
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Language shift
Language shift, also known as language transfer or language replacement or language assimilation, is the process whereby a community of speakers of a language shifts to speaking a completely different language, usually over an extended period of time.
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List of last stands
A last stand is a military situation where a (normally) small defensive force holds a position against a significantly more powerful attacking force, often (though not necessarily) as their final act before being defeated.
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List of wars in Great Britain
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List of wars involving Denmark
This is a list of wars involving the Kingdom of Denmark.
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List of wars involving England
This is a list of wars involving the Kingdom of England prior to the creation of the Kingdom of Great Britain via the Acts of Union 1707.
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Norman conquest of England
The Norman conquest of England (in Britain, often called the Norman Conquest or the Conquest) was the 11th-century invasion and occupation of England by an army of Norman, Breton, Flemish and French soldiers led by Duke William II of Normandy, later styled William the Conqueror.
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Norse
Norse may refer to.
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North Sea Empire
The Danish North Sea Empire, also known as the Anglo-Scandinavian Empire, was the thalassocratic domain ruled by Cnut the Great as King of England, Denmark, Norway and parts of what is now Sweden between 1016 and 1035.
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Northern Isles
The Northern Isles (Northren Isles; Na h-Eileanan a Tuath; Norðreyjar) are a pair of archipelagos off the north coast of mainland Scotland, comprising Orkney and Shetland.
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Religion in Iceland
Religion in Iceland has been predominantly Christian since its adoption as the state religion by the Althing under the influence of Olaf Tryggvason, the king of Norway, in 999/1000 CE.
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Stavanger
Stavanger is a city and municipality in Norway.
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Stone circles in the British Isles and Brittany
The stone circles in the British Isles and Brittany are a megalithic tradition of monuments consisting of standing stones arranged in rings.
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Thurso
Thurso (pronounced, Thursa, Inbhir Theòrsa) is a town and former burgh on the north coast of the Highland council area of Scotland.
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Turgesius
Turgesius (died 845) (also called Turgeis, Tuirgeis, Turges, and Thorgest) was a Viking chief active in Ireland during the 9th-century.
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Werburgh
Werburgh (also spelled Wærburh, Werburh or Werburga) (d. 3 February 699 at Trentham in modern-day Staffordshire) was an Anglo-Saxon princess who became the patron saint of the city of Chester in Cheshire.
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William Stukeley
William Stukeley (7 November 1687 – 3 March 1765) was an English antiquarian, physician, and Anglican clergyman.
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789
Year 789 (DCCLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar.
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8th century in England
Events from the 8th century in England.
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References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norse_activity_in_the_British_Isles
