Event: Battle
Alfred 8
.fighting with
Anonymi 2519
against
Anonymi 2507
Asserted in:
Ęthelweard.Chron
iv.3 (p. 42)
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Scholarly Info
Description
Alfred 8
fought daily against
Anonymi 2507
.
Year
878
Primary Source Info
Original Text
... quotidiano certamine ...
Date from Source
<878>: after
Anonymi 2507
had settled in Chippenham
Persons associated with this Event:
Participant
:
Alfred 8
(
the Great, king of the Anglo-Saxons, 871-899
)
Participant
:
Anonymi 2519
(
People of Somerset who assisted
Alfred 8
in 878
) : Only the province of Somerset (
Anonymi 2519
) together with
Anonymi 2555
fought daily with
Alfred 8
against
Anonymi 2507
.
Participant
:
Anonymi 2555
(
Servants receiving royal maintenance who aided
Alfred 8
in 878
) : Servants receiving royal maintenance (
Anonymi 2555
) were his only assistants other than
Anonymi 2519
.
Participant
:
Anonymi 2507
(
Portion of
Anonymi 34
who went with
Guthrum 1
,
Oscytel 1
and
Anwend 1
(876-885)
)