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Battle of Edington

مايو 878 · 51.44° N, 2.24° W

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51.44° N, 2.24° W
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878 decisive battle between the Anglo-Saxons and the Vikings

Battle of Edington

878 battle between Wessex and Vikings

The Battle of Edington or Battle of Ethandun was fought in May 878 between the West Saxon army of King Alfred the Great and the Great Heathen Army led by the Danish warlord Guthrum. The battle took place near Edington in Wiltshire, where Alfred secured a decisive victory that halted the Viking advance into Wessex.

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