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Early Medieval

Halfdan Ravages Northumbria and Picts 875

875
null, Scotland
Era
Early Medieval
Battle Type
Pitched Battle
Location
null, Scotland
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Defeated
Northumbria
Forces
Northumbrian and Pictish resistance
VS
Victor
Great Heathen Army under Halfdan
Forces
Great Heathen Army under Halfdan
Outcome
Northumbria ravaged and then partitioned among Danes; permanent Scandinavian settlement begins
The Battle

History & Significance

Halfdan led the Danish army from Cambridge north to Northumbria in 875, ravaging the kingdom and striking against the Picts and the Strathclyde Welsh. He partitioned Northumbria among his men in 876, with each man ploughing and supporting himself. This was the first Danish land settlement in England and created the Danelaw north.

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Scheduled Monuments near Halfdan Ravages Northumbria and Picts 875

Court Hill,cairn,Loak
Scheduled monument · ~1.4 miles
Loak, standing stone 470m SSE of
Scheduled monument · Bronze Age · ~1.4 miles
Pitsundry, standing stone 250m W of
Scheduled monument · Bronze Age · ~1.4 miles
Over Benchil, standing stone 100m WSW of
Scheduled monument · Bronze Age · ~2.1 miles
Gellybanks, standing stones 620m ESE of
Scheduled monument · Bronze Age · ~2.4 miles
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