Treaty of Wedmore

Quando

878

Tipo

Tratado

Coordenadas

51.23° N, 2.81° W

Description

9th century accord between Alfred the Great and Guthrum the Old

9th century accord between Alfred the Great and Guthrum the Old

The Treaty of Wedmore is a 9th century agreement between King Alfred the Great of Wessex and the Viking king Guthrum the Old. The only contemporary reference to the treaty is that of a Welsh monk, Asser, in his biography of Alfred, known as Vita Ælfredi regis Angul Saxonum, or "The Life of King Alfred", in which Asser describes how after Guthrum's defeat at the Battle of Ethandun, followed by his surrender some days…

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