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Battle of Edington

870s conflicts8789th century in EnglandBattles involving WessexBattles involving the Anglo-Saxons
Battles involving the VikingsMilitary history of WiltshireUse British English from March 2022
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At the Battle of Edington, an army of the kingdom of Wessex under Alfred the Great defeated the Great Heathen Army led by the Dane Guthrum on a date between 6 and 12 May 878, resulting in the Treaty of Wedmore later the same year. Primary sources locate the battle at "Eðandun". Until a scholarly consensus linked the battle site with the present-day village of Edington in Wiltshire, it was known as the Battle of Ethandun. This name continues to be used.

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