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Guthred died on 24 August 895 (or perhaps 894) and was buried at York Minster. [4]Æthelweard the 10th century historian, wrote in his Chronicon for 895: . There also died Guthfrith. king of the Northumbrians, on the feast of the apostle St Bartholomew [24 August]; his body is entombed in the city of York in the chief church.
There was an interregnum after Halfdan died until Guthred became king in 883. Guthred was the first Christian Viking king of York. It is traditionally thought that Guthred's election was sponsored by Archbishop Wulfhere's religious community from Lindisfarne.
Gudfred (r. 804–810), Danish king, son of King Sigfred; Guthred, king of Northumbria (ruled c. 883 – 895) Gofraid ua Ímair (died 934), aka Gothfrith II, King of York; Olaf III Guthfrithson (died 941), King of Dublin; Gofraid mac Sitriuc (died 951), King of Dublin
[6] [7] Several events in the series are based on events in the life of Uhtred the Bold, such as the siege of Bebbanburg by the Scots and the severed heads on poles; however, unlike many other characters in the book series who correspond closely to historical figures, such as Alfred the Great, Guthrum and King Guthred, the main character Uhtred ...
These include: 29 pennies of Alfred the Great, five pennies of Guthrum, one penny of Guthred, three pennies of Charles the Bald, one penny of Odo of France and 32 pennies of uncertain mint. [1] The hoard is one of the earliest archaeological examples of pecking, and evidence that Carolingian coins were pecked in England.
Guthrum [a] (Old English: Guðrum, c. 835 – c. 890) was King of East Anglia in the late 9th century. Originally a native of Denmark, he was one of the leaders of the "Great Summer Army" that arrived in Reading during April 871 to join forces with the Great Heathen Army, whose intentions were to conquer the kingdoms of Anglo-Saxon England.
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