The Great Heathen Army
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I can describe how the Vikings took over more and more of Britain in the 800s CE.
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Viking raids increased in number throughout the 800s CE, and by 850 they had begun to make winter camps in Britain.
In 865 CE, the biggest Viking army ever to have come to Britain arrived in East Anglia: The Great Heathen Army.
By 869, the Vikings had won key battles against Northumbria and East Anglia while Mercia had bribed them not to attack.
Only Wessex, which controlled most of southern Britain, remained in resistance to the Vikings.
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