In 850-851, for the first time recorded in the Chronicle, a Viking army overwintered on the Isle of Thanet rather than returning to Scandinavia. This fundamental shift in Viking strategy - occupying English territory through winter - enabled the devastating 851 campaign. The overwintering force was the same fleet that would sack Canterbury, storm London, and be defeated at Aclea.
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