Citation
/*##########################################*/| ID | Post ID | Source | Title | Author | Pub Date | URL | Accessed | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 106 | 718 | Cambridge University Press | The Winter Camp of the Viking Great Army, AD 872–3, Torksey, Lincolnshire | Dawn M Hadley and Julian D Richards | 2016-11-02 | View Link | 2026-09-29 | The study describes the transformation of the Great Army from raiders to settlers and records that part of the army settled in Mercia in 877. Contemporary evidence describes the sharing out of Mercian land as Scandinavian forces moved from campaigning to permanent settlement. Supports the statement that Scandinavian forces settled and divided land in Mercia in 877. |