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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Battle of Ashdown canonical 2
Battle of Sherston 1

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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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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