Battle of Maldon, 991 - The first time Anglo-Saxons paid ’danegeld’ to the Vikings

🚩 Get started with InVideo AI for free here 🚩 Support HistoryMarche on Patreon and get ad-free early access to our videos for as little as $1: 🚩 Battle of Maldon (991) is described as “a story of guts and glory; patriot versus enemy“. The aftermath of this hard fought battle was the first time that ’Danegeld’ was paid to the Vikings, which marked the beginning of a new era of Viking raids in England. Bribe in exchange for peace motivated an evergrowing number of Viking raiders, which eventually led to the full conquest of England by Cnut the Great in 1016 - you can also watch that video here: 📢 Narrated by David McCallion 🚩Special thanks to Bert’s Battles for providing the source for this video: @BertsBattles 🚩Animated hand and knife by “Crude Animation“: https://you
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