Event: Battle, Killing/murderĘthelwulf 1.fighting against Anonymi 849 at Carhampton

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
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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*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.

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