Alfred the Great4 January 871
Alfred and Aethelred are defeated by the Danes at Reading after the Viking army occupies the town.
England · Warfare / Viking Invasions. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.
Alfred and Aethelred are defeated by the Danes at Reading after the Viking army occupies the town.
The Danes defeat Aethelred and Alfred at Reading before the West Saxon victory at Ashdown.
Killed at the Battle of Reading. A camp is set up & the Saxon army joins Aethelwulf but he is killed by the Danes
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