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Early Medieval

Danish Raid on Wear Valley 874

874
County Durham, England
Also known as: Norse penetrate Weardale 874 · Danes raid County Durham 874
Era
Early Medieval
Battle Type
Skirmish
Location
County Durham, England
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Defeated
Durham coastal and valley settlements
Forces
unorganised Durham valley settlements.
VS
Victor
Danish raiders
Forces
c. 500–1,500 Danish raiders
Outcome
Wearside settlements plundered as Great Army consolidated Northumbria
The Battle

History & Significance

Danish raiders pushing up the Wear valley in 874 as part of Northumbrian consolidation severed monastic communities from their estates and hastened the collapse of the Northumbrian church network.

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