Medieval era · 871 CE
Battle of Reading
The Battle of Reading was a victory for a Danish Viking army over a West Saxon force on or about 4 January 871 at Reading in Berkshire. The Vikings were led by Bagsecg and Halfdan Ragnarsson and the West Saxons by King Æthelred and his brother, the future King Alfred the Great. It was the second of a series of battles that took place following an invasion of Wessex by the Danish army in December 870.
- When
- 871 CE
- Where
- Reading
- Era
- Medieval
Topics
Before and after
Text from the Wikipedia article Battle of Reading (871), CC BY-SA 4.0