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Winchester is burned to the ground by the Danes
England · Warfare / Viking Invasions. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.
Winchester is burned to the ground by the Danes
The Vikings sack the Wessex capital of Winchester after moving from Southampton Water
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