Battle of Æscesdun

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The Battle of Æscesdun was a significant 871 AD clash in which the West Saxons under King Æthelred and his brother Alfred defeated a Viking army during the Viking invasions of England.

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Battle of Æscesdun canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle ⓘ
military conflict ⓘ
associatedWith early military career of Alfred the Great ⓘ
reign of King Æthelred of Wessex ⓘ
belligerent Kingdom of Wessex ⓘ
Viking army ⓘ
chronology one of several battles fought in 871 between Wessex and Vikings ⓘ
combatant Vikings ⓘ
West Saxons ⓘ
linked to: Saxons
combatantSide Anglo-Saxons ⓘ
Scandinavian Vikings ⓘ
linked to: Viking
commander Alfred (later Alfred the Great) ⓘ
King Æthelred of Wessex ⓘ
conflict Viking invasions of England ⓘ
country Kingdom of Wessex ⓘ
date 871 ⓘ
era Early Middle Ages ⓘ
follows earlier Viking successes in 871 ⓘ
hasConsequence helped temporarily check Viking advances in Wessex ⓘ
hasLanguageSource Anglo-Saxon Chronicle ⓘ
historicalPeriod Viking Age in Britain ⓘ
locatedInTime 9th century ⓘ
notableCommander Alfred the Great ⓘ
King Æthelred of Wessex ⓘ
opponent Viking Great Army ⓘ
linked to: Great Heathen Army
partOf Anglo-Viking conflicts ⓘ
Viking invasions of England ⓘ
place Wessex ⓘ
linked to: Kingdom of Wessex
precededBy earlier battles between Wessex and Vikings in 871 ⓘ
recordedIn Anglo-Saxon Chronicle ⓘ
region southern England ⓘ
result West Saxon victory ⓘ
significance major West Saxon victory against Viking forces ⓘ
typeOf Anglo-Saxon–Viking battle ⓘ
year 871 ⓘ

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Battle of Ashdown → alsoKnownAs → Battle of Æscesdun ⓘ