The 840s decade ran from January 1, 840, to December 31, 849.
The 860s decade ran from January 1, 860, to December 31, 869.
The 870s decade ran from January 1, 870, to December 31, 879.
The 880s decade ran from January 1, 880, to December 31, 889.
Year 869 (DCCCLXIX) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Julian calendar.
Year 872 (DCCCLXXII) was a leap year starting on Tuesday of the Julian calendar.
Year 871 (DCCCLXXI) was a common year starting on Monday of the Julian calendar.
Year 875 (DCCCLXXV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Julian calendar.
Year 876 (DCCCLXXVI) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Julian calendar.
Year 870 (DCCCLXX) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Julian calendar.
Year 877 (DCCCLXXVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Julian calendar.
Year 879 (DCCCLXXIX) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Julian calendar.
Year 890 (DCCCXC) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Julian calendar.
Year 888 (DCCCLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Monday of the Julian calendar.
At the Battle of Edington, an army of the kingdom of Wessex under Alfred the Great defeated the Great Heathen Army led by the Dane Guthrum on a date between 6 and 12 May 878, resulting in the Treaty of Wedmore later the same year. Primary sources locate the battle at "Eðandun". Until a scholarly consensus linked the battle site with the present-day village of Edington in Wiltshire, it was known as the Battle of Ethandun. This name continues to be used.
The Treaty of Wedmore is a 9th-century accord between Alfred the Great of Wessex and the Viking king Guthrum the Old. The only contemporary reference to this treaty, is that of a Welsh monk Asser in his biography of Alfred,. In it Asser describes how after Guthrum's defeat at the Battle of Edington, followed by his surrender some days later, he agreed to a peace treaty with Alfred. The treaty was conditional on Guthrum's being baptised, and also Guthrum and his army leaving Wessex.
The Last Kingdom is the first historical novel in The Saxon Stories by Bernard Cornwell, published in 2004. This story introduces Uhtred of Bebbanburg, a Saxon noble who is kidnapped by Danish Vikings as a young child and is assimilated into their culture, religion and language before a series of events lead him into the service of King Alfred of Wessex and his participation in multiple battles, including the notable Battle of Cynwit before the book's conclusion.
Events from the 9th century in England.
Odda, also known as Oddune, was a ninth-century ealdorman of Devon. He is known for his victory at the Battle of Cynwit in 878, where his West Saxon forces defeated a Viking army led by Ubba, brother of the Viking chiefs Ivar the Boneless and Halfdan Ragnarsson.
The Battle of Chippenham was a January 878 battle between a Viking army led by Guthrum and an Anglo-Saxon army led by Alfred the Great. The Vikings forced Alfred to flee Chippenham and managed temporarily to gain control over most of Wessex.
