Danes Collection (page 2)

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

Alfred Divides his Loaf
Following the Danish invasion of Wessex, King Alfred and his followers retreated to the island of Athelney, Somerset, where they were obliged to seek refuge and sustenance from local peasants

Bells of St. Clement Danes
The Bells of St Clement Danes, (a church situated outside the Royal Courts of Justice on the Strand, London) prior to their re-hanging in 1919

Alfred in the Danish camp
King Alfred the Great disguises himself as a minstrel in order to discover the plans of the Danish leader Guthrum. This he does and is successful at the Battle of Edington which followed. Date: 878

Approach of a Danish fleet
A large Danish fleet approaches the English coastline Date: 9th - 10th Centuries A.D

Saxons ambush Danes
Danish raiders attempt to cross the Thames, but are ambushed by Alfreds Saxons, who completely rout them and capture their booty Date: 9th Century A.D

Edward the Elder defeats Danes at Watchet
Edward the Elder, eldest son of Alfred the Great and king since 899, fights off an attack by the Danes at Watchet, in Somerset. Date: 921

Viking ships in the Humber estuary, which was the border between Northumbria and the kingdoms to the south Date: Circa 800 A.D

Rioting in Dover
Bloody riots in Dover, Kent, follow the appointment of a Norman (Robert of Jumieges) as Archbishop of Canterbury by the pro-Norman King Edward the Confessor, which brought tensions between Saxons

King Alfred disguised in Danish camp
King Alfred the Great disguises himself as a minstrel and goes undercover at the Danish camp of Guthrum, leader of the Danes in order to find out their plans

Old Banbury Trackway
Old Banbury trackway at Danes Camp, on Hunsbury Hill, Northamptonshire, England. Date: 1960s

Hans Andersen Statue
HANS CHRISTIAN ANDERSEN his statue in Kongens Have, Kjobenhavn : to the Danes, he is not Hans but H.C. Andersen. Date: 1805 - 1875

Gustav Vasa rousing his countrymen against the Danes
Gustav Vasa, later King Gustav I of Sweden, seen here at Mora in Central Sweden rousing his fellow-countrymen to revolt against the Danes. Date: 1519

Naval Victories
The Danes are sufficiently pleased with their naval victories (presumably over the Swedes) to proudly strike a commemorative medal

St. Clement Danes, London
Imposing view of St. Clement Danes with The Royal Corts of Justice to the left and St. Pauls Cathedral in the distance

Vikings Approach
Viking ships approach the east Anglian coast of England, carrying Danish raiders to Britain

Danish Invasion 877
Danish ships sail up the English Channel and approach the British coast, to the consternation of the natives

Three Great Dane Dogs
Three Great Danes standing on a hilltop, looking very alert. One Fawn colour, one Brindle and one Harlequin. All have cropped ears

Alfred Vs Danes
King Alfred the Great urges the Anglo-Saxons to fight the Danes

Alfred Rebuilds Walls
Having regained the possession of London from the Danes, King Alfred the Great rebuilt and fortified the walls of London and planted it with military settlers

Approach of Danish 877
Watching the approach of Danish raiders from the English coast

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