The Viking Herald

Infuriatingly for lovers of early medieval and military history, little detail is known about the Battle of Cynwit.

The Battle of Cynwit: What you need to know about the famous clash between West Saxons and Vikings

The Viking juggernaut that had been decimating much of Anglo-Saxon England for more than a decade was finally put to a stop in the scenic environs of what is now the picturesque hamlet of Countisbury in 878 CE.

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