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Invasion of Wessex

Name: Invasion of Wessex – England factsheet records
Creator: World History Database

England · Warfare / Viking Invasions. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

2Records

870–878Date range

2Named people

2Places

Chronological records

870

Ethelred I870

Wessex · Warfare / Viking Invasions

The Danes invade Wessex

878

Alfred the Great6 January 878

Chippenham · Warfare / Viking Invasions

Guthrum launches a surprise midwinter attack at Chippenham and overruns much of Wessex.

Names involved

Alfred the GreatEthelred I

Provenance

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