871
Years:
867
868
869
870
-
871
-
872
873
874
875
Decades
:
840s
850s
860s
-
870s
-
880s
890s
900s
Centuries
:
8th century
-
9th century
-
10th century
Events
Nine battles are fought between the Danes and
Wessex
. Of two of them the place and date are not recorded, the others were Englesfield (
31 December
870),
Reading
(
4 January
), Ashdown (
8 January
), Basing (
22 January
), Merton (
22 March
),
Wilton
(May).
Alfred the Great
succeeds as king of
Wessex
after
Ethelred
's death.
After the battle at Wilton, peace is made, with the Danes and Alfred each governing part of
England
.
Rhodri the Great
inherits Seisyllwig, thus uniting most of
Wales
under his rule
Louis II
captures Ban, the headquarters of the
Saracens
.
Alfred makes
Winchester
to his capital.
An incomplete marriage contract, dated to October 6 of this year, is the earliest dated document in the
Cairo Geniza
.
Births
Deaths
Ethelred of Wessex
(died in the battle of Merton)