The Chronicle records a large fleet of Norse and Breton pirates arrived from Brittany and raided around the Severn estuary in 914, entering the Usk and capturing Bishop Cyfeiliog of Archenfield for ransom. Edward sent forces from Hereford and Gloucester that drove the raiders back to their ships. The episode showed the continuing threat from Irish Sea Norse even during the main English advance against the Danelaw, and the need to defend the western coasts as well as the north.
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