The Chronicle records that a Danish army landed and attacked Chichester but the townsmen drove them off and killed many hundreds, capturing some of their ships. This engagement showed how the burh system was working: the fortified town of Chichester could repel Viking raids that would previously have devastated undefended settlements. The victory at Chichester was one of a series of successful local defences in the mid-890s that demonstrated the effectiveness of Alfred strategy.
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