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Battle of Ashdown

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Battle of Ashdown
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The Battle of Ashdown was a West Saxon victory over a Danish Viking army on about 8 January 871. The location of Ashdown is not known, but may be Kingstanding Hill in Berkshire.

From Wikidata Q2237365

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Date
0871-01-12

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Pictures: Andrew Smith, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0; Fly, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0; David Kemp, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0; Graham Horn, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0; Bill Nicholls, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0; Roger Templeman, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0

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