Æthelwulf engaged a Danish force attacking the Hampshire coast in 840 and fought them off. The Chronicle records a battle in which Æthelwulf was successful against the Danes threatening the Southampton Water area. This Hampshire defensive action was part of the sustained Danish pressure on the Wessex coastline through the 840s.
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