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910Aug, 5

Ingwær

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

  • 22Jun

    Gebhard, Duke of Lorraine

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

    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.