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  1. In the same year, the Irish-Vikings under the leadership of King Ragnald attacked the North East with the help of the Yorkshire based Danes. The Bernicians, in alliance with the Scots defeated the Vikings in a battle at Corbridge on Tyne.

  2. The Battle of York was fought between the Vikings of the Great Heathen Army and the Anglo-Saxon Kingdom of Northumbria on 21 March 867 in the city of York. Formerly controlled by the Roman Empire, York had been taken over by the Anglo-Saxons and had become the capital of the Kingdom of Northumbria. In 866 this kingdom was in the middle of a ...

    • 21 March 867
    • Viking victory
  3. The Battle of Dun Nechtain or Battle of Nechtansmere (Old Irish: Cath Dúin Nechtáin; Old Welsh: Gueith Linn Garan) was fought between the Picts, led by King Bridei Mac Bili, and the Northumbrians, led by King Ecgfrith, on 20 May 685.

    • 20 May 685
    • Pictish victory
  4. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › NorthumbriaNorthumbria - Wikipedia

    The independent rump of the former Kingdom of Northumbria (yellow) was to the north of the Danelaw (pink). The Viking invasions of the ninth century and the establishment of the Danelaw once again divided Northumbria.

  5. How did the Vikings influence the governance of Northumbria? The Vikings established their own kingdoms in Northumbria and introduced new forms of governance, blending their own systems with existing structures.

  6. Nov 29, 2018 · The Northumbrian kings were both killed in the battle and their armies scattered. The Vikings installed a puppet-king, Ecgberht I (r. c. 867-873 CE) who was deposed in 873 CE by the Northumbrians who then chose Ricsige (r.873-876 CE) as king.

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  8. Oct 10, 2018 · The Battle of Englefield. By the end of 870 the Great Heathen Army had control of Northumbria and East Anglia. Ivar’s brother Halfdan struck out from their base in East Anglia at Wessex, seizing the town of Reading in late December 870 with relative ease and transforming it into a Viking base.

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