Treaty of Wedmore / Danelaw
878 · Event
Alfred and the Viking Guthrum make peace after Edington; Guthrum is baptised and leaves Wessex, a step towards the later partition of England and the Danelaw.
On these timelines: Alfred and the Vikings, Master, The Viking Age, Scandinavia, the Nordic World & the Viking Age
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