| LC control no. | sh2015001673 |
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| Topical heading | Assandun, Battle of, England, 1016 |
| Variant(s) | Ashingdon, Battle of, England, 1016 |
| See also | Great Britain--History--Ethelred II, 979-1016 |
| Found in | Work cat: Milner, Terence. 1016 Battle of Ashingdon, 2015: title page (1016 Battle of Ashingdon) Recording Uttlesford History WWW pages, May 11, 2015: article reproduced from Saffron Waldon Historical Journal No. 3 (The site of the Battle of Assandan 1016 by Patricia Croxton-Smith; the battle of Assandan was the event which eventually gave Cnut the Crown of England. For many years the argument has raged over whether it took place at Ashingdon in South Essex, or near Ashdon in the north-west corner of the county; the Victorian historian Freeman was quite sure Ashingdon was the place, since then writers have simply said "the battle of Ashingdon" but there are many reasons why the north-west corner of Essex seems a more likely site) Wikipedia (English), May 11, 2015 (The Battle of Assandun was fought between the Danish and English armies on October 18, 1016; there is disagreement whether Assandun may be Ashdon near Saffron Walden in North Essex or, as long supposed, Ashingdon near Rochford in southeast Essex; it ended in victory for the Danes, led by Canute the Great, and was the conclusion to the Danish reconquest of England) |
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