Guthrum
Sign in to saveGuthrum (, – c. 890) was King of East Anglia in the late 9th century. Originally a native of Denmark, he was one of the leaders of the "Great Summer Army" that arrived in Reading during April 871 to join forces with the Great Heathen Army, whose intentions were to conquer the kingdoms of Anglo-Saxon England. The combined armies were successful in conquering the kingdoms of East Anglia, Northumbria, and parts of Mercia and overran Alfred the Great's Wessex but were ultimately defeated by Alfred at the Battle of Edington in 878. The Danes retreated to their stronghold, where Alfred laid siege an
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- 0900-01-01
- Died
- 890
- Works
- 1
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Guthrum is the solo project of Mark Wood (ex Ravenage / current Winterfylleth) They released the first recordings under the name of 'The First Ode to Many...' in mid 2009 and received a high level of feedback thus attaining solid ground to build on for future releases. The next release will be out during the second half of 2010. Current members are: Mark Wood, Phil Wilkinson, Richard Hurst and Jonny Hirons. Previous members: Elliot Vernon (Ravenage and Windrider) <a href="https://www.last.f
Key facts
- Royalty.image
- Æthelstan II Guthrum, silver penny; struck circa 879–890.png
- Royalty.caption
- Silver penny of Guthrum (as Æthelstan), struck –890.
- Royalty.succession
- King of East Anglia
- Royalty.reign
- 878–890
- Royalty.predecessor
- Æthelred II
- Royalty.successor
- Eohric
- Royalty.birth_date
- c. 835
- Royalty.birth_place
- Denmark
- Royalty.death_date
- c. 889/890 (aged approximately 55)
- Royalty.death_place
- East Anglia, England
via Wikipedia infobox
Key dates
- Died
- 1 January 890
- Born
- 1 January 900
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Gorm
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Danish Realm
- Place of birth
- Denmark
- Place of death
- East Anglia
- Occupation
- sovereign
- Languages spoken
- Danish
- Conflict
- Battle of Edington
Article
10 sectionsContents
- Background
- The Great Army
- Surprise attack
- Defeat by Alfred
- Peace settlement
- In popular culture
- Notes
- Citations
- References
- External links
Guthrum (, – c. 890) was King of East Anglia in the late 9th century. Originally a native of Denmark, he was one of the leaders of the "Great Summer Army" that arrived in Reading during April 871 to join forces with the Great Heathen Army, whose intentions were to conquer the kingdoms of Anglo-Saxon England. The combined armies were successful in conquering the kingdoms of East Anglia, Northumbria, and parts of Mercia and overran Alfred the Great's Wessex but were ultimately defeated by Alfred at the Battle of Edington in 878. The Danes retreated to their stronghold, where Alfred laid siege and eventually Guthrum surrendered.
Under the terms of his surrender, Guthrum was obliged to be baptised as a Christian to endorse the agreement and then leave Wessex. The subsequent Treaty of Alfred and Guthrum set out the boundaries between Alfred and Guthrum's territories, as well as agreements on peaceful trade and the weregild value of its people. The treaty is seen as the foundation of the Danelaw. Guthrum ruled East Anglia under his baptismal name of Æthelstan until his death.