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Early Medieval

Thanet Viking Raid 980

980
Kent, England
Also known as: Norse attack Thanet 980 · Danes raid Isle of Thanet 980
Era
Early Medieval
Battle Type
Skirmish
Location
Kent, England
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Defeated
Thanet inhabitants
Forces
Thanet: local garrison/militia
VS
Victor
Norse raiders
Forces
Norse: c. 300–800
Outcome
Island plundered
The Battle

History & Significance

The 980 raid on Thanet was one of three simultaneous strikes opening the Second Viking Age, chosen for its familiar role as an English coastal vulnerability exploited in the First Viking Age.

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Protected heritage nearby

Scheduled Monuments near Thanet Viking Raid 980

Salmestone Grange
Scheduled monument · ~0.4 miles
Anglo-Saxon cemetery, Dane Valley Road
Scheduled monument · ~1.3 miles
Dent-de-Lion medieval gatehouse
Scheduled monument · ~1.4 miles
Double ring ditch and two enclosures 400yds (360m) NW of Danes Court
Scheduled monument · ~1.5 miles
Settlement one mile (1610m) E of village
Scheduled monument · ~1.8 miles
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