Danes Collection

Uffington White Horse
The famous White Horse of Uffington, Berkshire, probably the oldest example of such a figure, believed to ascribe the victory of Alfred over the Danes in 871 AD

Battle of Brunanburh during the Viking invasions of England
Battle of Brunanburh between the Anglo-Saxon King Aethelstan and an alliance of Olaf Guthfrithson and others, during the Viking invasions of England

Viking Ship Figurehead
The figurehead of the Viking longship Hugin at Pegwell Bay, Kent, England. It is a replica of a vessel by the Danes to invade Britain

Westbury White Horse
On the Downs at Westbury, Wilts is this Great White Horse commemorating the defeat of the Danes by Alfred at the Battle of Ethandune in 878

Viking on British Shore
A formidable Viking warrior stands on a British shore, with a longship behind him

St Clement Danes Church, London early 1900s

Roman bridge over the River Rhine, Germany. Built by Julius Caesar and his legions using timber pilings and beams during the Gallic War. Ponte gettato sul Reno

Beating the Bounds Boats
ENGLAND - BEATING THE BOUNDS Choirboys and dignitaries sailing down the Thames in rowing boats, en route to St. Clement Danes for the beating the parish boundaries ceremony Date: early 1930s

Battle of Svolder / Norway
The Battle of Svolder - the Danes defeated the Norwegians

Alfred in Danes Camp
Alfred the Great disguises himself as a wandering musician and plays the harp in the camp of the Danes while gathering information about their military strength

Baptism of King Guthrum, Viking leader
The Baptism of Guthrum, King of the Danish Vikings in the Danelaw - King Alfred was his Godfather. Guthrum was christened Aethelstan on his conversion to Christianity. 878

King Alfred of Wessex burns the cakes
One popular legend from the life of Alfred the Great (849-899 AD), originating from 12th century chronicles, tells how after fleeing to the Somerset Levels

Serles Place
View of Serles Place, London, near St Clement Danes Church. The street was built in the 17th century and demolished in 1866

Tivoli Gardens Copenhagen Denmark in the 1930s

Fish market Copenhagen Denmark in the 1930s

Fishermen Copenhagen Denmark in the 1930s

Market Copenhagen Denmark in the 1930s

White Star Line, RMS Titanic, Jacob Milling postcard
White Star Line, RMS Titanic. An exceptional handwritten postcard postmarked 11pm on 9 April 1912 sent by Second Class passenger Jacob Christian Milling (1863?1912)

At Home With the Danes display. Date: circa 1960

Harlequin Great Danes Date: 1931

Schleswig-Holstein Question. The First Schleswig War (1848-1)
Schleswig-Holstein Question. The First Schleswig War or Three Years War (1848-1851). Fighting between the Danes and Prussians at the Battle at Kolding on April 23, 1849

DENMARK. Alborg. Lindholm Hoje Viking Cemetery. Burial site and settlement of Iron Age and Viking Age. 5th-11th c. Grave of man in form of stone ship. Iron Age. Architecture

Law Courts and Fleet Street and St. Clement Danes Date: 1930s

Last phase of the Battle of Assendun (Essendune) on 18 October 1016, with the defeat of King Edmund Ironside of England by the Danes led by Cnut (Canute)

Wych Street and Holywell Street, London, destined to be demolished for the Holborn-Strand improvement scheme which was finally completed after the First World War

Pasqueflower or Danes blood, Anemone pulsatilla, Pulsatille. Handcoloured steel engraving by Lebrun after a botanical illustration by Edouard Maubert from Pierre Oscar Reveil, A. Dupuis, Fr

The origin of Hunting the Wren - The Bird awakens the sleeping Danes. 1850

King Alfred in disguise as a wandering harpist
King Alfred the Great (849899)in disguise as a wandering harpist infiltrating the camp of Guthrum, King of the Danish Vikings in the Danelaw, to try and find out their plans. 878

FALL / GREAT DANES / 1936
Two unidentified great danes stand together beside a tree. Date: 1936

BATTLE OF SVOLDER / NORWAY
The Battle of Svolder - the Danes defeated the Norwegians. Date: 9 September 1000

Wych Street
Old houses in Wych Street. Wych Street was a street in London, roughly where Australia House now stands on Aldwych. It ran west from the church of St Clement Danes on the Strand to a point towards

Henry Arthur Jones - English Dramatist
Henry Arthur Jones (1851-1929) - English Dramatist. His works included The Liars (897) and the society play Mrs Danes Defence (1900). Date: circa 1904

In the Danes Cast at Scarva, Co. Down - a view of a wooded dyke with a man visible. (Location: Northern Ireland; County Down; Scarva). Date: circa early 1900s

Anglo Saxon and Danish weaponry. Handcolored copperplate engraving from Robert von Spalarts Historical Picture of the Costumes of the Principal People of Antiquity and of the Middle Ages. 1798

Danegeld
Following the Viking victory at the Battle of Maldon, in Essex, King Aethelred (the Unready) is advised to pay off the Vikings rather than continue the fight

King Christian X of Denmark with his daughter-in-law
King Christian X of Denmark (1870-1947) with his daughter-in-law Ingrid (1910-2000), at the time of this photograph the Crown Princess, later the Queen Consort to King Frederick IX

St. Clement Danes Church, Strand, London
St Clement Danes - a church in the City of Westminster, London. Situated outside the Royal Courts of Justice on the Strand

Belles of St Clement s! Girl bell ringers, 1926
A band of female change ringers at St Clement Danes church in the Strand, London. The Illustrated London News deemed the sight of female bell ringers sufficiently interesting

Portrait of a horse and two hounds
Portrait of a horse (wearng a simple snaffle) and two Great Danes Date: circa 1910s

Duke of Welingtons funeral procession 1852
The Duke of Wellingtons funeral procession passing St Clements (church of St Clement Danes) in The Strand - detachments of regiments

Alfreds Men Fight Danes
A fierce hand-to-hand battle between Alfreds men and the Vikings Date: circa 897

Danes Dyke, Flamborough, Yorkshire
Danes Dyke, Flamborough, near Bridlington, Yorkshire, England. Date: 1925

FOGOLINO, Marcello (1483-1553). ITALY. Bergamo. Malpaga Castle. Reception of King Christian I of Denmark by the condottiere, Bartolomeo Colleoni, at the Castle of Malpaga in 1474. Renaissance art

St Clement Danes Church, Strand, London, WW2
St Clement Danes Church, Strand, London, seen here on the night of 10-11 May 1941, when it was nearly destroyed in a bombing raid

Siege of Weismar
The Danes besiege Weismar, held by the Swedes. Date: 1716

St Clement Danes - The Strand, London
St Clement Danes - a church in the City of Westminster, London. Situated outside the Royal Courts of Justice on the Strand

DENMARK. JUTLAND. VEJLE. Jelling. Gorms burial

ETHELRED I (D. 871)
ETHELRED (AETHELRED) I Anglo-Saxon ruler. Drove Danes from Mercia (868-869). Defeated Danes with brother Alfred at Ashdown (871). Date: ? - 871

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