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Vikings / Danes

Categories: Armed Forces

Countries: Denmark, Norway, Sweden

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From History.org: "The Vikings' homeland was Scandinavia: modern Norway, Sweden and Denmark. ... What we call the Viking Age, and their relationship with England, lasted from approximately 800 to 1150 AD .... Their expansion during the Viking Age took the form of warfare, exploration, settlement and trade. ... From around 860AD onwards, Vikings stayed, settled and prospered in Britain."

The Vikings are also known as Danes or Norsemen. King Alfred fought the Vikings, as did King Athelstan and King Ethelred. The Dane, Canute, became King of England.

Having fought off a Viking invasion in the north King Harold immediately had to fight a Norman invasion in the south. And we all know how that turned out.

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This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
Vikings / Danes

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Brentford Monument

Brentford High Street have carried out some magnificent research on Brentford...

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J. S. Jones

J. S. Jones

Resident of the Central Ward, Hendon who served and died in WW1.

Person, Armed Forces

War dead, WW1
1 memorial
W. H. Perrett, Jnr.

W. H. Perrett, Jnr.

Co-partner or employee of the South Suburban Gas Company. Served but did not die in WW1.

Person, Armed Forces

War served, WW1
1 memorial
General Sir Hubert Gough, GCMC, KCB, KCVO

General Sir Hubert Gough, GCMC, KCB, KCVO

Born Ireland. Senior army officer in WW1, commanding the Fifth Army, not particularly successfully. Died in London.

Person, Armed Forces, Ireland

1 memorial
H. Crowhurst

H. Crowhurst

J. Lyons & Co. Ltd. staff member who died in WW1.

Person, Armed Forces

War dead, WW1
1 memorial

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Eltham Palace

Eltham Palace

First mentioned in the Domesday Book, but the origins of this Palace are probably much earlier. It was given to Edward II in 1305, and was a royal residence until the 16th century. In 1933 the leas...

Building, Property, Royalty

1 memorial