Battle of Edington
878 · Event
Alfred the Great's victory over the Danish Great Heathen Army; secures Wessex and forces conversion of Guthrum.
On these timelines: Master, United Kingdom (combined), England
Around 878
- Reign of Alfred the Great (871)
- Holy Roman Empire (962)
- Khmer Empire (Angkor) (802)
- Song dynasty (960)
- Holy Roman Empire founded (962)
- Treaty of Verdun (843)
- Song invention of gunpowder (950)
- Viking Age (793)
- Coronation of Charlemagne (800)
- Diamond Sutra printed (868)