Event: Battle, Killing/murderĘthelwulf 1.fighting against Anonymi 849 at Carhampton
- Asserted in: ASC 840 ADEF(OE and Lat.)G, <840/1> B, 841 C
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Scholarly Info
Description |
Here Ęthelwulf 1 fought against thirty-five ships' companies (Anonymi 849); the Danes gained control of the place of slaughter. |
Year |
843 |
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Primary Source Info
Original Text |
A: ... gefeaht ęt Carrum ... |
Date from Source |
840 ADEF(OE and Lat.)G, <840/1> B, 841 C |
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Notes:
*Note that this replicates the entry s.a. 833 except that Ecgberht 10 is reported as fighting in the latter entry. Thirty-five is the number used to define the size of an army and so was evidently a notional figure.
Persons associated with this Event:
- Participant:
Ęthelwulf 1
(King of the West Saxons, 839-856; king of Kent, Sussex & Essex, 856-858)
- Participant:
Anonymi 849
(35 Danish ships' companies at Carhampton)
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