196 – Vikings and Mercs and Franks. Oh My!
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196 – Vikings and Mercs and Franks. Oh My!

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When we left off last week we spoke about King AEthelberht’s ascension to the throne of Wessex in 860 and how, despite the insistence of the Chroniclers that his rule was marked by peace and tranquility, on that same year we had records of a Viking raid that struck the heart of the Kingdom of Wessex, Winchester… The Vikings managed to successfully loot the wealthy town, and they may have pushed into Berkshire Downs… but their success also slowed them down. That loot was heavy – and what’s the point of victory if you don’t do a bit of celebrating? This delay gave Ealdorman Osric time to raise the warriors of Hampshire to his banner, and Ealdorman AEthelwulf of Berkshire (who was Mercian), time to raise his warbands. Ealdorman Osric was no stranger to defeating Viking bands. He had long experience fighting with the Northmen, having defeated a Danish army in Dorset over a decade earlier. And before the Vikings could reach their ships and escape, the combined forces of Berkshire and Hampshire swooped down on them. It was likely a great victory for the Anglo Saxons, a feather for the caps of these two Ealdormen, and a glorious moment for Wessex. I imagine for the warbands it would have felt pretty awesome. But feeling awesome is different from feeling peaceful and tranquil, which is what the Chronicle is trying – really hard – to convince us was the state of the South. So why the contradiction?

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