Velika paganska vojska

Mapa ruta kojima se kretala Velika paganska armija od 865. do 878.

Velika Danska vojska ili kako su je Englezi zvali „Velika paganska vojska”, je bila savez vikinga poreklom iz Danske, ali i iz Norveške i Švedske, koji su se ujedinili pod jednom komandom da napadnu četiri Engleska kraljevstva 865. godine. Od 8. veka, Vikizi su napadali i pljačkali manastire, Velika Paganska vojska se razlikovala od ovih napada, jer je bila mnogo veća i formirana da okupira i osvaja velike teritorije.

Napadi na Englesku

Napadači su prvobitno došli u Istočnu Angliju, gde im je kralj dao konje u zemenu za mir. Zimu su proveli u Tetfordu, pre nego sto su otišli na sever da zauzmu Jork.Tokom 868. vojska je marširala duboko u Merciju i prezimila u Notingemu. Mercianci su prihvatili zahteve vojske, koja se vratila u Jork za zimu. Godine 870. Paganska vojska se vratila u Istočnu Angliju, osvajajući i ubijajući kralja. Godine 871. Vikinzi su otisli u Veseks, gde im je Alfred Veliki platio da odu. Vikinzi su potom otisli u London da bi prezimili 873. godine. Osvojili su Merciju 874. i samo Veseks ostao neosvojen.

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