Alfred obstructs the River Lea and forces the Vikings to abandon ships that are then captured by the English.
Historical place archive
Browse historical events and people recorded at River Lea in England. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.
Alfred obstructs the River Lea and forces the Vikings to abandon ships that are then captured by the English.
Provenance
These entries are generated from stored World History Database records whose country and place fields match England and River Lea. Names, dates, event labels and descriptions are reviewed and normalised as the database develops. Historical place names may not match modern administrative boundaries.
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