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First recorded viking attack on England

manx

7 years ago

Haven't decided yet.

#4686

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@bondman :) According Anglo-Saxon chronicle (Winchester MS) this happened 789 (entered under year 787 due to a scribal error):

"Here Beorhtric [AD 786-802] took King Offa's daughter Eadburh. And in his days there came for the first time 3 ships; and then the reeve rode there and wanted to compel them to go to the king's town, because he did not know what they were; and they killed him. Those were the first ships of the Danish men which sought out the land of the English race."

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@manx
@yawp No.
@bondman
@manx care to elaborate? 🤓 #FactChecked! @yawp
@manx
First recorded viking attack on England - http://chimpnut.nl/u/manx/lp/82874 - #longpost
@manx
@bondman Well, not sure how well that longpost worked @yawp
@bondman
@manx I got your longpost. :-) Right or wrong, based on a Google search, 793 seems like the generally accepted first raid. Like a lot of history, there's lots of debate on this I'm sure.
@yawp
@manx
@bondman Yes, it is. It was the first recorded raid on a monastery. A real chock to the church, so it is a good starting point to the raids. But there were plenty of raids before that, they were just not recorded. @yawp
@bondman
@manx that makes sense. We only know what we know. And some historical accounts are more well known than others I suppose. 🤷‍♂️ @yawp