Olaf Tryggvason (future king of Norway) and Sweyn Forkbeard of Denmark jointly attacked London with 94 ships. The Londoners famously repulsed them — one of the few bright spots of Aethelred's reign. Aethelred then made a separate peace with Olaf at Andover, baptising him and paying £16,000. Sweyn, unreconciled, would return many times.
Olaf/Sweyn (94 ships): c. 3,000–5,000. English: negotiating government.
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