The sacking of Ipswich in 991 immediately preceded the Battle of Maldon and reflects the Norse strategy of plundering major East Anglian ports to provoke or avoid English field armies.
Norse raiders: c. 3,000–5,000. Ipswich: c. 200–500.
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