Battle of Ashdown

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The Battle of Ashdown was a key 9th-century engagement in which the future King Alfred the Great helped secure a crucial victory for the Anglo-Saxons against Viking invaders.

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Label Occurrences
Battle of Ashdown canonical 9
Battle of Sherston 1

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Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf battle ⓘ
military conflict ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Battle of Ashdown 871 ⓘ
Battle of Æscesdun ⓘ
associatedWith Kingdom of Mercia ⓘ
linked to: Mercia
belligerent Great Heathen Army ⓘ
Kingdom of Wessex ⓘ
Vikings ⓘ
century 9th century ⓘ
combatant Anglo-Saxons ⓘ
linked to: Saxons

Danes ⓘ
commander Alfred the Great ⓘ
Bagsecg ⓘ
Halfdan Ragnarsson ⓘ
Æthelred of Wessex ⓘ
conflict Viking invasions of England ⓘ
country England ⓘ
date 871 ⓘ
dateApproximate 8 January 871 ⓘ
describedIn Anglo-Saxon Chronicle ⓘ
Asser's Life of King Alfred ⓘ
era Early Middle Ages ⓘ
hasCasualties Anglo-Saxons ⓘ
Vikings ⓘ
historicalPeriod Viking Age in Britain ⓘ
linked to: Viking Age
languageOfPrimarySources Old English ⓘ
locatedNear Lambourn Downs ⓘ
linked to: Lambourn

Ridgeway (ancient trackway) ⓘ
notableFor Anglo-Saxon resistance to the Great Heathen Army ⓘ
early military success of Alfred the Great ⓘ
opponentCommander Bagsecg ⓘ
Halfdan Ragnarsson ⓘ
partOf Anglo-Saxon–Viking conflicts ⓘ
reign of Æthelred of Wessex ⓘ
place Berkshire ⓘ
Kingdom of Wessex ⓘ
Wessex ⓘ
linked to: Kingdom of Wessex
predecessorConflict Battle of Reading (871) ⓘ
primarySource Chronicon Æthelweardi ⓘ
primarySourceAuthor Asser ⓘ
region South Central England ⓘ
result Anglo-Saxon victory ⓘ
strategicSignificance checked Viking advance in Wessex ⓘ
successorConflict Battle of Basing ⓘ
Battle of Meretun ⓘ
typeOfEngagement pitched battle ⓘ

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Referenced by (10)

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

Alfred the Great → battle → Battle of Ashdown ⓘ
subject linked to: King Alfred the Great
Edmund Ironside → battle → Battle of Sherston ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Ashdown
Æthelred I of Wessex → battle → Battle of Ashdown ⓘ
Battle of Nottingham (868) → relatedEvent → Battle of Ashdown ⓘ
Bagsecg → diedIn → Battle of Ashdown ⓘ
Alfredian–Viking wars → significantBattle → Battle of Ashdown ⓘ
Battle of Reading (871) → followedBy → Battle of Ashdown ⓘ
Battle of Ashdown (871) → alsoKnownAs → Battle of Ashdown ⓘ
Battle of Wilton (871) → follows → Battle of Ashdown ⓘ
Battle of Meretun → follows → Battle of Ashdown ⓘ