Battle of Ethandun

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The Battle of Ethandun was a decisive 878 AD victory by King Alfred the Great over Viking forces, which secured Wessex and marked a turning point in the struggle for control of Anglo-Saxon England.

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Battle of Ethandun canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle ⓘ
military conflict ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Battle of Edington ⓘ
approximateDate May 878 ⓘ
belligerentSide Danish Vikings under Guthrum ⓘ
West Saxons under Alfred the Great ⓘ
combatant Anglo‑Saxons ⓘ
linked to: Anglo-Saxons

Danes ⓘ
Kingdom of Wessex ⓘ
Viking Great Army ⓘ
linked to: Great Heathen Army
commander Alfred the Great ⓘ
Guthrum ⓘ
countryAtTime Anglo‑Saxon England ⓘ
linked to: Anglo-Saxon England
date 878 ⓘ
defendingForceType West Saxon royal army ⓘ
linked to: Anglo-Saxon fyrd
era 9th century ⓘ
followedBy Treaty of Wedmore ⓘ
baptism of Guthrum ⓘ
historicalSource Anglo‑Saxon Chronicle ⓘ
location Wessex ⓘ
linked to: Kingdom of Wessex

south‑west England ⓘ
linked to: southwest England
longTermImpact limited further Viking expansion into Wessex ⓘ
strengthened position of West Saxon monarchy ⓘ
opposingForceType Viking raiding and occupying army ⓘ
outcome Guthrum forced to negotiate peace ⓘ
establishment of boundaries later associated with the Danelaw ⓘ
partOf Anglo‑Saxon–Viking wars ⓘ
Viking invasions of England ⓘ
precededBy Alfred the Great’s retreat to Athelney ⓘ
Viking conquest of much of Anglo‑Saxon England ⓘ
primaryTheater southern England ⓘ
result decisive West Saxon victory ⓘ
defeat of Viking Great Army ⓘ
significance paved way for later unification of England ⓘ
secured survival of Wessex ⓘ
turning point in struggle for control of Anglo‑Saxon England ⓘ
typeOfEngagement pitched battle ⓘ
year 878 ⓘ

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Battle of Edington → alsoKnownAs → Battle of Ethandun ⓘ