Event: Battle
Alfred 8
.battle against
Anonymi 2507
at Edington
Asserted in:
Ęthelweard.Chron
iv.3 (p. 43)
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Scholarly Info
Description
Alfred 8
[with
Anonymi 2556
] joined battle against
Anonymi 2507
at Edington;
Anonymi 2556
gained the victory.
Event Title
Battle of Edington (878)/
Year
878
Primary Source Info
Original Text
... coaptauit bellum ... in loco Ethandune ...
Date from Source
<878>: after Easter of the year when
Anonymous 919
besieged
Odda 2
Persons associated with this Event:
Participant
:
Alfred 8
(
the Great, king of the Anglo-Saxons, 871-899
)
Participant
:
Anonymi 2556
(
Those who fought with
Alfred 8
against
Anonymi 2507
at Edington in 878
)
Participant
:
Anonymi 2507
(
Portion of
Anonymi 34
who went with
Guthrum 1
,
Oscytel 1
and
Anwend 1
(876-885)
)
Locations associated with this Event:
Edington, place: (
Locus
), now
Edington, Wiltshire