A Viking force attacked Southampton in 840 and were fought off by Ealdorman Wulfheard with great slaughter on both sides. The raid on one of Wessex's most important trading towns showed Viking ambitions along the southern coast. Wulfheard won but died the same year. The attack is part of the escalating Viking pressure on Wessex in the reign of Æthelwulf.
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