St Brice's Day Massacre
Concerned that Scandinavians resident in England were giving support to Viking raiders, King Aethelred the Unready gave orders that on St Brice's Day, 1002, all Danish people in England should be killed. Here, Gunhilde (sister of King Sweyn of Denmark) and her child are brutally murdered by the Saxons. Her husband, Pallig Tokeson, was also killed that day
Picture No
13846643
Media ID
45748774
Size
3851px x 4852px
(8.0MB)
Credit
Mary Evans Picture Library
Source
Unattributed engraving in Cassell's History
Date
13 November 1002
