The Vikings in England use Benfleet as…

894 CE

The Vikings in England use Benfleet as base for raiding, but in 894 they are defeated in the Battle of Benfleet by the army of King Alfred under the command of his son Edward the Elder and his son-in-law Earl Aethelred of Mercia.

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South Benfleet Essex United Kingdom View →

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Alfred the Great View → Edward the Elder View → Æthelred View →

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Saxons View → Angles View → Anglo-Saxons View → Wessex, English Kingdom of View → Britain, Medieval View → Vikings View → Danes (Scandinavians) View →

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Viking Raids View → Viking Raids against Alfred View →

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