Deaths on August 5

Ingwær

Died on August 5, 0910

Ingwær, king of Northumbria

Ingwær (also referred to as Ingvar, Ivar or Ivarr; Old Norse: Ívarr) was a Norse King of Northumbria. According to Æthelweard's Chronicon he was a co-king of Northumbria along with his brothers Eowils and Halfdan, though the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle does not mention him. By Æthelweard's account he died at the Battle of Tettenhall alongside his brothers in 910.

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Events on 910

22 Jun

Gebhard, Duke of Lorraine
The Hungarians defeat the East Frankish army near the Rednitz River, killing its leader Gebhard, Duke of Lotharingia (Lorraine).
5 Aug

Battle of Tettenhall
The last major Danish army to raid England is defeated at the Battle of Tettenhall by the allied forces of Mercia and Wessex, led by King Edward the Elder and Æthelred, Lord of the Mercians.