However, Odda had sworn to attack at the first sight of fires on the Danish ships, and he went along with Uhtred's plan. Ubba and the Vikings besieged the fort, expecting the English to surrender from lack of water.[4]. King Alfred the Great marched on Wareham with an army, besieging the fortress and giving Guthrum a month to await a fleet which would evacuate his men; the Anglo-Saxons and Danes also exchanged hostages as a sign of good will. Place imagine two great army's fighting in England at the fort of cynwit where the English were being held. [4] There they observed that a number of English thanes and all of their men had taken refuge in the fort of "Cynwit". The Treaty of Alfred and Guthrum is a 9th century peace agreement between Alfred of Wessex and Guthrum, the Viking ruler of East Anglia. Just as the Vikings were about to attack Uhtred, the West Saxon soldiers attacked down the hill, and Odda had them form a shield wall. Æthelred had two sons, Æthelhelm and Æthelwold, who were passed over for the kingship on their father's death because they were still infants. Wulfhere was Ealdorman for Wiltshire, when England was experiencing turbulent times. Take your favorite fandoms with you and never miss a beat. We have created a browser extension. When Edward succeeded to the throne, he had to defeat a challenge from his cousin Æthelwold, who had a strong claim to the throne as the son of Alfred's elder brother and predecessor, Æthelred. Uhtred - who had joined the West Saxon army in time for negotiations - angere… Their soldiers, consisting of hastily-assembled fyrdmen, were poorly-armed, with half of them carrying reaping hooks instead of swords or spears. In the eleventh century the term eorl, today's earl, replaced that of ealdorman, but this reflected a change in terminology under Danish influence rather than a change in function. This story introduces Uhtred Ragnarson, born a Saxon then kidnapped by raiding Danes who raise him from age 11, teaching him how to be a warrior. Firstly, it was an important victory for the English won by someone other than Alfred the Great, the king of Wessex at the time who was spearheading the English resistance to the Viking invasions. It sets out the boundaries between Alfred and Guthrum's territories as well as agreements on peaceful trade, and the weregild value of its people. Uhtred, by himself, snuck into the Danish camp and was able to firebomb the Danish longships before yelling about the fires and creating panic. Petherton Park was a Deer park around North Petherton within the English county of Somerset. Firstly, it was an important victory for the English won by someone other than Alfred the Great, the king of Wessex at the time who was spearheading the English resistance to the Viking invasions. Ubbe then challenged Uhtred to a duel, and Ubbe had the upper hand until Uhtred cut deep into his thighs with a knife, slashed him with a sword, and then plunged the sword into his chest, killing him. An invading Danish army had landed in East Anglia, in 865 and had conquered all of the English kingdoms apart from Wessex. [3], may be Cannington, Somerset, but this is uncertain. Possible sites include Cannington Hill, near Cannington, Somerset; and Countisbury Hill (also known as Wind Hill), near Countisbur Possible sites include Cannington Hill, near Cannington, Somerset; and Countisbury Hill (also known as Wind Hill), near Countisbury, Devon. Ubbe sought to attack the Anglo-Saxons, and his sorcerer Storritold him that the Anglo-Saxons would be weak if he attacked. The battle also features in Bernard Cornwell's novel The Last Kingdom. Congratulations on this excellent venture… what a great idea! The Battle of Chippenham was a January 878 battle between a Viking army led by Guthrum and an Anglo-Saxon army led by Alfred the Great. Cannington hill fort, a possible site of the battle. Odda, also known as Oddune, was a ninth-century ealdorman of Devon. Guthrum was King of the East Angles. Æthelberht was the King of Wessex from 860 until his death in 865. Ivar the Boneless, also known as Ivar Ragnarsson, was a Viking leader who invaded Anglo-Saxon England. Ubbe sought to attack the Anglo-Saxons, and his sorcerer Storri told him that the Anglo-Saxons would be weak if he attacked. He was the third son of King Æthelwulf by his first wife, Osburh. Cornwell ascribes the victory, as well as the killing of Ubba, to his hero Uhtred, though he is supported by forces commanded by Odda. Smyth, Alfred P (1995). Historica Wiki is a FANDOM Games Community. 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