The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle records a dramatic encounter at the Kempsford ford on the Thames, where Aethelmund of the Hwicce (a Mercian sub-kingdom) crossed into Wiltshire and was met by Weohstan. Both leaders were slain, but the West Saxons held the field. This border skirmish illustrates the continued contest for the Thames valley as Mercian supremacy began to wane.
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