Scholarly Info
Description |
All the nobler youth of the leaders [of Anonymi 34] were killed at Ashdown. Such a slaughter had not been heard of since the Saxons gained Britain by battle. |
Event Title |
Battle of Ashdown (871)/ |
Year |
871 |
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Primary Source Info
Original Text |
... ut nec ante nec post tanta ruina audita est ex quo gens Britanniam obtinuerat bello Saxonum. |
Date from Source |
<871>: at the battle of Ashdown |
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