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Today’s Date: Danegeld precedent
TheCopenhagenPost
January 22nd, 2016
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And they didn’t even get any bacon!
Not a welcome sight from British shores (photo: unknown)
On this day in 871, Danish Vikings fought the Saxons of Wessex at the Battle of Basing in southern England.
The battle was one of several with no decisive victory during a bloody year that ended with the new king.
Alfred the Great (although he had not earned his greatness yet) paid the Vikings to leave – a predecessor to the Danegeld, which did not start until 991.
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