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Following a failed attack at the Dane encampment at [[Reading|Readingum]], [[Æthelred I, King of Wessex|Æthelred I]] and his brother [[Alfred the Great|Alfred]] desired to draw out the Danes from their fortifications to an open field battle in Ashdown.<ref name = "Chapter 12">''[[Assassin's Creed Valhalla: Geirmund's Saga]]'' – Chapter 12</ref> Though they suffered many losses, the Saxons conquered the field at the end of the day, while the [[Great Heathen Army]] was forced to retreat.<ref name = "Chapter 13">''Assassin's Creed Valhalla: Geirmund's Saga'' – Chapter 13</ref> | Following a failed attack at the [[Vikings|Dane]] encampment at [[Reading|Readingum]], King [[Æthelred I, King of Wessex|Æthelred I]] of [[Wessex]] and his brother [[Alfred the Great|Alfred]] desired to draw out the Danes from their fortifications to an open field battle in Ashdown.<ref name = "Chapter 12">''[[Assassin's Creed Valhalla: Geirmund's Saga]]'' – Chapter 12</ref> Though they suffered many losses, the Saxons conquered the field at the end of the day, while the [[Great Heathen Army]] was forced to retreat.<ref name = "Chapter 13">''Assassin's Creed Valhalla: Geirmund's Saga'' – Chapter 13</ref> | ||
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Revision as of 03:02, 2 May 2021
Ashdown was an open field near the village of Moulsford, famous for the Battle of Ashdown.
History
Following a failed attack at the Dane encampment at Readingum, King Æthelred I of Wessex and his brother Alfred desired to draw out the Danes from their fortifications to an open field battle in Ashdown.[1] Though they suffered many losses, the Saxons conquered the field at the end of the day, while the Great Heathen Army was forced to retreat.[2]
Appearances
References
- ↑ Assassin's Creed Valhalla: Geirmund's Saga – Chapter 12
- ↑ Assassin's Creed Valhalla: Geirmund's Saga – Chapter 13
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