Английская Википедия:Battle of Thetford
Шаблон:Infobox military conflict Шаблон:Campaignbox Viking invasions of England
The battle of Thetford occurred in 1004. Sigvat records the victory of King Ethelred, allied with Olaf Haraldsson,[1] over the Danes under Sweyn Forkbeard during the latter's campaigns in England.
The battle site was located in lands under the control of Ulfcytel Snillingr, then of East Anglia, at a site once thought to be near Wretham,[1] but now thought to be at Rymer in Suffolk.[2] The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle reports that the battle of Thetford occurred after an attempt by Ulfcytel and the "councillors in East Anglia" to negotiate a truce with Sweyn in return for a financial settlement; the Danes broke the truce, and marched on Thetford where they were met and engaged by a contingent of the East Anglian fyrd.
References
- ↑ 1,0 1,1 Шаблон:Cite book; Edited with notes by Erling Monsen
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite journal
