Guthrum

Also known as: Athelstan · Family: Danes · Role: king · First appears: A.D. 878–890

Life events

• 878 · Guthrum received baptism with Alfred as his sponsor.(A.D. 878–890 · 📍 Aller)
  • With: Alfred
  • “King Guthrum, attended by some thirty of the worthiest men that were in the army, came to him at Aller, which is near Athelney, and there the king became his sponsor in baptism”
• 890 · Guthrum, king of the Northern men, died.(A.D. 878–890)
  • “Guthrum, king of the Northern men, departed this life”

A.D. 878–890

• mentor: Alfred “He was the godson of King Alfred”
• with Alfred (Alfred received and honoured Guthrum.) “He was there twelve nights with the king, who honoured him and his attendants with many presents.”

Also listed in Danes — Minor Figures

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Extracted from the original text of The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle. Made with Rho MD.