Battle of Edington

878 CE · Kingdom of Wessex vs Great Heathen Army (Danes)

In May 878, King Alfred the Great of Wessex defeated the Danish Great Heathen Army under Guthrum near Edington in Wiltshire. The victory halted the Viking conquest of Wessex and led to Guthrum's baptism and the Treaty of Wedmore.

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