BattlefieldsYeovil Area Skirmishes against Danes
Early Medieval

Yeovil Area Skirmishes against Danes

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England
Era
Early Medieval
Battle Type
Pitched Battle
Location
England
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Forces
Not recorded in historical accounts
Forces
Danish raiders
VS
Victor
Not recorded in historical accounts
Forces
West Saxon levies
Outcome
Inconclusive skirmishing; Danish raiders eventually withdrawn
The Battle

History & Significance

West Saxon forces clashed with Danish raiding parties in the Yeovil area during the mid-ninth century Viking raids on Somerset, as the Danes pushed inland from the Dorset and Somerset coasts.

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