Battle of Edington

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The Battle of Edington was a decisive 878 clash in which Alfred the Great defeated Viking forces, securing Wessex and marking a turning point in the struggle against Norse invasions of England.

All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Battle of Edington canonical 9
Battle of Edington (878) 2
Alfred’s victory at Edington 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (45)

Predicate Object
instanceOf battle ⓘ
military conflict ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Battle of Ethandun ⓘ
associatedWith Christianization of Viking leader Guthrum ⓘ
Danelaw ⓘ
belligerentLeader Guthrum the Old ⓘ
linked to: Guthrum

King Alfred of Wessex ⓘ
combatant Great Heathen Army ⓘ
Kingdom of Wessex ⓘ
Viking forces ⓘ
commander Alfred the Great ⓘ
Guthrum ⓘ
conflict Alfredian–Viking wars ⓘ
country Kingdom of Wessex ⓘ
date 878 ⓘ
describedIn Anglo-Saxon Chronicle ⓘ
era 9th century ⓘ
Early Middle Ages ⓘ
followedBy Treaty of Wedmore ⓘ
baptism of Guthrum ⓘ
establishment of Danelaw boundaries ⓘ
historicalPeriod reign of Alfred the Great ⓘ
involved Viking infantry ⓘ
West Saxon fyrd ⓘ
linked to: Kingdom of Wessex
location Edington ⓘ
Wessex ⓘ
linked to: Kingdom of Wessex
notableFor decisive defeat of the Great Heathen Army ⓘ
use of a reformed West Saxon army system ⓘ
opponentOf Alfred the Great ⓘ
Guthrum ⓘ
outcome Viking retreat and negotiation ⓘ
conversion of Guthrum to Christianity ⓘ
partOf Anglo-Saxon–Viking conflicts ⓘ
Viking invasions of England ⓘ
precededBy Viking conquest of much of Anglo-Saxon England ⓘ
primarySource Anglo-Saxon Chronicle ⓘ
region southwestern England ⓘ
result decisive West Saxon victory ⓘ
defeat of Viking forces ⓘ
significance foundation for later unification of England under West Saxon kings ⓘ
secured survival of Wessex ⓘ
turning point in struggle against Norse invasions of England ⓘ
strategicObjective defend Wessex from Viking conquest ⓘ
typeOfWarfare medieval land battle ⓘ
year 878 ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (13)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Alfred the Great → battle → Battle of Edington ⓘ
subject linked to: King Alfred the Great
Alfred the Great → battle → Battle of Ethandun ⓘ
subject linked to: King Alfred the Great
linked to: Battle of Edington
House of Wessex → significantEvent → Battle of Edington ⓘ
Kingdom of Wessex → significantEvent → Battle of Edington ⓘ
Anglo-Saxon England → significantEvent → Battle of Edington ⓘ
Great Heathen Army → notableBattle → Battle of Edington (878) ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Edington
Treaty of Wedmore → follows → Battle of Edington ⓘ
Viking invasions of England → hasPart → Battle of Edington ⓘ
Edington → notableEvent → Battle of Edington ⓘ
Battle of Ethandun → alsoKnownAs → Battle of Edington ⓘ
Great Viking Army → notableBattle → Battle of Edington (878) ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Edington
Alfredian–Viking wars → significantBattle → Battle of Edington ⓘ
Alfredian–Viking wars → significantEvent → Alfred’s victory at Edington ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Edington