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Naval Defence
Alfred's forces confront Viking ships near Swanage as he begins developing a more active naval defence.
Historical place archive
Browse historical events and people recorded at Swanage in England. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.
Alfred's forces confront Viking ships near Swanage as he begins developing a more active naval defence.
Provenance
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