Alfred the Great: Fury of the Vikings (TRIH eps 250-251)
865–878 · Resource
A two-part series on Alfred the Great and the Viking threat to ninth-century England: his upbringing and early struggles, then his escape after Chippenham, recovery, victory at Edington and legacy.
On these timelines: The Rest Is History (podcast), Resources: Combined
Around 865
- Viking Age (793)
- Reign of Alfred the Great (871)
- Holy Roman Empire (962)
- Khmer Empire (Angkor) (802)
- Reign of Charlemagne (768)
- Song dynasty (960)
- Holy Roman Empire founded (962)
- Treaty of Verdun (843)
- Gunpowder developed in China (850)
- Viking raid on Lindisfarne (793)