BattlefieldsLincoln Danish Submission 918
Early Medieval

Lincoln Danish Submission 918

918
Lincolnshire, England
Also known as: Lincoln Submission 918 · Danes of Lincoln Submit
Era
Early Medieval
Battle Type
Skirmish
Location
Lincolnshire, England
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Defeated
Danes
Forces
Lincoln Danish garrison
VS
Victor
Edward the Elder
Forces
West Saxon diplomatic pressure
Outcome
Lincoln Danes submit to Edward; last of the Five Boroughs to acknowledge English overlordship
The Battle

History & Significance

Lincoln, the most northerly of the Five Boroughs and the seat of the Danish kingdom of Lindsey, submitted to Edward in 918. The Lincoln submission completed the chain of submissions that had begun with Derby in 917. The Chronicle does not record a siege or battle at Lincoln: the military pressure of the surrounding campaigns was sufficient to force submission. Lincoln remained an important Danish cultural centre even under English rule.

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