Events Tagged: "Ethelred"

First Danegeld payment - Ethelred pays 10,000 pounds of silver to Vikings after Battle of Maldon defeat

St. Brice's Day Massacre - Ethelred orders killing of all Danes in England, Sweyn Forkbeard's sister killed

St. Brice's Day Massacre - Ethelred orders killing of all Danes in England, triggers massive Viking retaliation

Sweyn Forkbeard conquers England - Ethelred flees to Normandy, Sweyn recognized as king

Death of Sweyn Forkbeard - dies after five weeks as king, Ethelred returns from exile