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|conflict = [[Viking expansion]] | |conflict = [[Viking expansion]] | ||
|date = c. 4 January 871 | |date = c. 4 January 871 | ||
|place = [[Reading]], [[Berkshire| | |place = [[Reading]], [[Berkshire|Bearrocscire]], [[Wessex]] | ||
|result = Viking victory | |result = Viking victory | ||
|side1 = [[Wessex|West]] [[Anglo-Saxons|Saxons]] | |side1 = [[Wessex|West]] [[Anglo-Saxons|Saxons]] | ||
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The '''Battle of Reading''' was a military engagement between the [[Anglo-Saxons]] and the [[Vikings]] in [[Reading]], during the [[Viking expansion|Viking conquest]] of [[England]]. It took place | The '''Battle of Reading''' was a military engagement between the [[Anglo-Saxons]] and the [[Vikings]] in [[Reading]], during the [[Viking expansion|Viking conquest]] of [[England]]. It took place on 4 January 871, just four days prior to the [[Battle of Ashdown]].<ref name="ACV BB">''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla – Blood Brothers]]'' – [[The Dust Settles]]</ref> | ||
==Battle and aftermath== | ==Battle and aftermath== | ||
The Saxons, commanded by [[Æthelred I, King of Wessex|Æthelred]] and his younger brother [[Alfred the Great|Alfred]], suffered great losses, though | The Saxons, commanded by [[Æthelred I, King of Wessex|Æthelred]] and his younger brother [[Alfred the Great|Alfred]], suffered great losses, though both commanders managed to flee. The Vikings, under the orders of [[Halfdan Ragnarsson]], burned the corpses of their enemies in a great pyre before giving chase to their escaping enemies, meeting them "[[Ashdown|where ashes fall]]".<ref name="ACV BB"/> | ||
==Appearances== | ==Appearances== | ||
*''[[Assassin's Creed Valhalla | *''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla – Blood Brothers]]'' {{1st}} | ||
*''[[Echoes of History]]'' {{Imo}} | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
{{Reflist}} | {{Reflist}} | ||
{{ACVBB}} | {{ACVBB}} | ||
{{Timeline}} | |||
[[Category:Timeline]] | [[Category:Timeline]] | ||
[[Category:Battles]] | [[Category:Battles]] | ||
[[Category:Viking expansion]] | |||
Latest revision as of 04:56, 4 May 2026
The Battle of Reading was a military engagement between the Anglo-Saxons and the Vikings in Reading, during the Viking conquest of England. It took place on 4 January 871, just four days prior to the Battle of Ashdown.[1]
Battle and aftermath[edit | edit source]
The Saxons, commanded by Æthelred and his younger brother Alfred, suffered great losses, though both commanders managed to flee. The Vikings, under the orders of Halfdan Ragnarsson, burned the corpses of their enemies in a great pyre before giving chase to their escaping enemies, meeting them "where ashes fall".[1]
Appearances[edit | edit source]
- Assassin's Creed: Valhalla – Blood Brothers (first appearance)
- Echoes of History (indirect mention only)
References[edit | edit source]
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