The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle records the first Viking raids on England

Historical Context Note

Caitlin Ellis (University of Cambridge)

Ed. by Richard William Dance, University of Cambridge
The Literary Encyclopedia. Volume 1.2.1.01: English Writing and Culture: Old English, 500-1066.
Vol. editors: Richard William Dance (University of Cambridge), Hugh Magennis (Queen's University Belfast)

Domains

Invasion, conquest and annexation

Dates

Date of occurrence c.789

Places

England (Location)
Europe, Europe - North (Involved)

Genres and Modes

Historical representation

Resources

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According to the

Anglo-Saxon Chronicle

, in 789 ‘three ships of the Northmen’ arrived and killed a reeve who came to meet them. In all probability, however, there were earlier raids by Scandinavians which were not recorded in our surviving documentary sources.

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Citation: Ellis, Caitlin. "The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle records the first Viking raids on England". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 04 January 2016 [https://www.litencyc.com/php/stopics.php?rec=true&UID=6880, accessed 21 November 2024.]