Event: Battle, SiegeAnonymi 2078-Anonymi 2083.attack on Anonymi 2080

Notes:

*The Place and Modern Location are implied by the context. *The story concludes in the manuscript with dots of ellip[sis, followed by a blank line.

Persons associated with this Event:

• Participant:   Anonymi 2078 (Troops of Ęthelflęd 4) : The [Anglo-]Saxons (Anonymi 2078) and the Irish who were among them (Anonymi 2083) threw down large boulders that crushed the hurdles on the heads [of the Norwegians] (Anonymi 2080). They (Anonymi 2078) then placed water and ale into cauldrons; after boiling it, they poured this over the Norwegians (Anonymi 2080). They (Anonymi 2078) then scattered the beehives from the town over the attackers (Anonymi 2080).
• Participant:   Anonymi 2083 (Irish who were with the [Anglo-]Saxons in Chester) : The [Anglo-]Saxons (Anonymi 2078) and the Irish who were among them (Anonymi 2083) threw down large boulders that crushed the hurdles on the heads [of the Norwegians] (Anonymi 2080).
• Participant:   Anonymi 2080 (Army of the Norwegians) : The Norwegians (Anonymi 2080) were under hurdles making a hole in the [town] wall. When the boulders were thrown down upon them, they placed columns under the hurdles. When boiling water and ale was thrown on them, they (Anonymi 2080) spread hides over the hurdles. After they were attacked by bees, they gave up. Not long afterwards there was fighting again.

Locations associated with this Event:

• [Chester]: ( ), now Chester, Cheshire