January 878
Battle of Cynwit
The Viking force waits below the stronghold, expecting hunger and thirst to force the West Saxons to surrender.
Historical place archive
Browse historical events and people recorded at Countisbury in Denmark. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.
The Viking force waits below the stronghold, expecting hunger and thirst to force the West Saxons to surrender.
Provenance
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