# Treaty settlement with Guthrum (878)

URL: https://english-history.com/timeline/878-treaty-settlement-with-guthrum
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Guthrum accepted baptism and a frontier developed between Alfred's realm and Danish-controlled territory. Within the broader Vikings & Unification period, Scandinavian invasion and settlement transformed the political map while Wessex and its allies built the institutions of a unified English kingdom. This event is placed at AD 878 in the chronology so it can be read alongside the political, military, social and cultural changes around it. The settlement laid the foundations for the Danelaw and a divided but more stable England.

## Why it matters
The settlement laid the foundations for the Danelaw and a divided but more stable England.

Ruler at the time: [Alfred the Great](https://english-history.com/rulers/alfred-the-great)

## Sources
- [Wikipedia topic lookup — Treaty settlement with Guthrum](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Search?search=Treaty+settlement+with+Guthrum&go=Go)
- [Encyclopaedia Britannica topic lookup — Treaty settlement with Guthrum](https://www.britannica.com/search?query=Treaty+settlement+with+Guthrum)
- [Wikipedia — Timeline of British history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_British_history_%28before_1000%29)
- [Encyclopaedia Britannica — Viking Britain topic search](https://www.britannica.com/search?query=Viking%20Britain)