Event: Assistance, SiegeEdward 2.siege of Anonymi 2531 at Thorney
Scholarly Info
Description |
The Danes (Anonymi 2531) were held besieged on an island in the marsh, Thorney. Æthelred 1 set out from London and helped Edward 2. |
Year |
893 |
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Primary Source Info
Original Text |
... tenentur obsessi Dani in Thornige insula pali. |
Date from Source |
<893> |
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Notes:
*See @Stenton 1970, 'The Danes at Thorney Island in 893', pp. 14-15.
*Edward 2 is not mentioned by name in this passage.
Persons associated with this Event:
- Agent:
Edward 2
(the Elder, king of the Anglo-Saxons, 899-924)
- Participant:
Æthelred 1
(Lord of the Mercians, 879-911)
- Recipient:
Anonymi 2531
(The part of Anonymi 2521 who returned from the Continent to England in 892 )
Locations associated with this Event: