BattlefieldsEdward Builds Wigingamere Burh 916
Early Medieval

Edward Builds Wigingamere Burh 916

916
Essex, England
Also known as: Wigingamere Burh 916 · Edward Essex Burh 916
Era
Early Medieval
Battle Type
Siege
Location
Essex, England
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Defeated
None
Forces
Huntingdon and East Anglian Danes
VS
Victor
Edward the Elder
Forces
West Saxon builders and garrison
Outcome
Burh built at Wigingamere; Danish attack repelled
The Battle

History & Significance

The Chronicle records Edward built a burh at an unidentified place called Wigingamere in 916 and that the Danes from Huntingdon and East Anglia besieged it for three days without success and then left. The ability of a newly built burh to withstand immediate Danish attack demonstrated the speed of Anglo-Saxon fortification and the effectiveness of the burh concept in practice. Wigingamere is unidentified but was probably in Essex or eastern Hertfordshire.

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