May 878
Battle of Edington
Guthrum faces Alfred's rallied West Saxon army after Alfred gathers forces from Somerset, Wiltshire and Hampshire.
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Guthrum faces Alfred's rallied West Saxon army after Alfred gathers forces from Somerset, Wiltshire and Hampshire.
After Edington Guthrum's army retreats through Wiltshire toward Chippenham.
Sweyn's army ravages parts of southern England during the renewed campaign.
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