uhtred of bebbanburg
Uhtred was born into status as son of Ealdorman Uhtred, Lord of Bebbanburg, and raised to have hatred towards the surrounding kingdoms of Mercia, East Anglia, Wessex, Scotland and the Danes. Uhtred was originally called Osbert and was the youngest of Ealdorman Uhtred's sons. The name Uhtred was given always to the oldest son, but after his older brother was killed in a failed attack on the Danes Osbert's name was changed to Uhtred. Uhtred was never taught swordsmanship in his nine years at Bebbanburg as his stepmother wanted him to pursue a life dedicated to being a priest.
In 866, the first of the Danish army began to arrive in Northumbria. In their speed the Danes were able to capture Eoferwic. Ealdorman Uhtred was killed in the failed assault to reclaim Eoferwic, and Uhtred was captured by…more
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Alfred The Great
Alfred the Great (849 - 899), was King of Wessex from 871 to 899. Alfred is noted for his defence of the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of southern England against the Vikings, becoming the only English king to be given the epithet "the Great".Alfred was the first ...
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Guthrum The Dane
King of the Danish Vikings during the Danelaw period. He is mainly known for his conflict with Alfred the Great.more...
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Uhtred Of Bebbanburg
Uhtred of Bebbanburg is a fictional character in the Saxon Stories by Bernard Cornwell. Uhtred is in part based upon the historical Uchtred the Bold who flourished at the start of the 11th century.Uhtred was born into status as son of Ealdorman Uhtred, Lo...
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Ubba Ragnarsson
A mid-ninth-century Viking chieftain and one of the commanders of the Great Army, a coalition of Norse warriors that in AD 865 invaded the four Anglo-Saxon kingdoms that constituted England. According to tradition, he was the son of Ragnar Lodbrok.&hellip...
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Ivar The Boneless
Viking leader and commander of the Great Heathen Army which invaded the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England, starting in 865. According to tradition, he was the son of Ragnar Lodbrok.more...
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Halfdan Ragnarsson
Viking leader and commander of the Great Heathen Army which invaded the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England, starting in 865. He was the first King of Jórvík and also claimed the Kingdom of Dublin. According to tradition, he was the son of Ragnar Lodbrok.&hel...
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Aethelwulf (king Of Wessex)
Father of Alfred the Great...
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Odda Ealdorman Of Devon
Odda, also known as Oddune,[1] was a ninth-century ealdorman of Devon. He is known for his victory at the Battle of Cynwit in 878, where his West Saxon forces defeated a Viking army led by Ubba, brother of the Viking chiefs Ivar the Boneless and Halfdan R...
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Bagsecg
agsecg (born: 830-died: 8 January, 871), also known as Bacgsecg, was a viking and a leader of the Great Army, which invaded England. According to the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle, Bagsecg and Healfdene (Norse Hálfdan) were joint commanders of the Great Army that...
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Edmund The Martyr
Edmund the Martyr (also known as St Edmund or Edmund of East Anglia, died 20 November 869)[note 1] was king of East Anglia from about 855 until his death. Edmunds cult flourished in the Early and High Middle Ages, and he and Edward the Confessor wer...
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Asser
Asser (died c. 909) was a Welsh monk from St Davids, Dyfed, who became Bishop of Sherborne in the 890s. About 885 he was asked by Alfred the Great to leave St Davids and join the circle of learned men whom Alfred was recruiting for his court. ...