King Æthelred of Wessex, and his brother…

871 CE

King Æthelred of Wessex, and his brother and successor, Alfred, the first English monarch to plan systematically for the defense of his realm against the Danish Vikings, war with them from 871, winning a victory at the Battle of Ashdown, in Berkshire (possibly the part now in Oxfordshire), at the beginning of the year.

Accounts of the battle are based to a large extent on Asser's "Life of Alfred", however there is some dispute about whether this is an authentic account.

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Banbury Oxfordshire United Kingdom View →

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Alfred the Great View → Halfdan Ragnarsson View → Ivar the Boneless View → Ubba Ragnarsson View → Æthelred of Wessex View →

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Anglo-Saxons View → Wessex, English Kingdom of View → Britain, Medieval View → Denmark, Kingdom of View → Vikings View → Danes (Scandinavians) View → Great Heathen Army View → East Anglia, (Danish) Kingdom of View →

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Viking Raids View → Viking Raids against Alfred View →

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Weapons View →

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