BattlefieldsNorthampton and Huntingdon Danes Submit 917
Early Medieval

Northampton and Huntingdon Danes Submit 917

917
Northamptonshire, England
Also known as: Northampton Danish Submission 917 · Midlands Danish Submissions 917
Era
Early Medieval
Battle Type
Skirmish
Location
Northamptonshire, England
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Defeated
Danes
Forces
Danish jarl Thurferth and Northampton garrison
VS
Victor
Edward the Elder
Forces
West Saxon army
Outcome
Northampton and Huntingdon Danes submit; East Midland Danish boroughs acknowledge Edward
The Battle

History & Significance

Alongside the East Anglian submissions, the Danes of Northampton and Huntingdon submitted to Edward in 917. The Chronicle records jarls Thurferth and the earls submitted at Northampton. Combined with Towcester, Tempsford, and Bedford, this meant that virtually all the Danish boroughs east of Watling Street and south of the Humber had acknowledged English overlordship in a single campaign season — the most productive year of the reconquest.

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