Alfred the Great and Wessex, 871–899 | Calm Bedtime History
In January 878, Viking forces surprised Alfred at Chippenham in Wessex, and the king escaped into the wetlands of Somerset. By spring, he had established a stronghold on Athelney and was gathering men for a campaign that would lead to Edington.
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