After wintering in East Anglia in 865-866, the Great Heathen Army marched north through Mercia without opposition. The march through Mercian territory showed either Mercian weakness or a prior arrangement. The speed of the march demonstrated the effectiveness of East Anglian horses the Danes had extracted. Northumbria was in civil war between kings Aella and Osberht, providing the perfect opportunity.
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