871

Events in History in 871 AD

Jan 4 Battle at Reading: Ethelred of Wessex defeated by Danish invasion army

Battle of Ashdown

Jan 8 Battle of Ashdown: Ethelred I of Wessex and his brother Alfred the Great beat invading Danish army

Alfred the Great — King of the Anglo-Saxons and King of Wessex Alfred the Great

Jan 22 Battle of Basing: Danish invasion army beats Saxon Ethelred of Wessex
Mar 22 Battle at Marton: Ethelred van Wessex beats Danish invasion army

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