Alfred the Great22 March 871
The Vikings defeat Aethelred and Alfred at Merton, where Bishop Heahmund of Sherborne is killed.
England · Warfare / Viking Invasions. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.
The Vikings defeat Aethelred and Alfred at Merton, where Bishop Heahmund of Sherborne is killed.
Defeated & killed in battle by the Danes
Dies fighting the Danes at the Battle of Merton
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