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England's Ethelred (Aethelred) II pays the Danes £40,000 to gain 2 years' freedom from the attacks by Sweyn I Forkbeard, but Scandinavian families and communities continue to pool their resources and build long ships for expeditions whose purpose is to enrich the Norsemen in every way possible.





