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1st Battle of Reading

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  • Ethelred I 'the Pious', king of Wessex & Kent (c.837 - 871)
    King Ethelred of Wessex (Old English: Æþelræd) (c. 840 – April 23, 871) was the fourth son of King Ethelwulf of Wessex, and an older brother of Alfred the Great. He is sometimes referred to as King Eth...
  • Alfred the Great, king of The Anglo-Saxons (849 - 899)
    Alfred the Great (Old English: Ælfrēd[a], Ælfrǣd, "elf counsel" or "wise elf"; 849 – 26 October 899) was King of Wessex from 871 to 899. Alfred, also spelled Aelfred, byname Alfred the Great, (born 84...

1st Battle of Reading

  • Date 4 January 871
  • Location Reading, Berkshire
  • Belligerents West Saxons v Danelaw Vikings
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