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Early Medieval

Viking Raid on Dorchester 1015

1015
Dorset, England
Also known as: Danes attack Dorchester 1015 · Norse raid Dorset 1015
Era
Early Medieval
Battle Type
Skirmish
Location
Dorset, England
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Defeated
Dorset English
Forces
Dorset English c. 1,000–2,500.
VS
Victor
Cnut forces
Forces
Cnut forces c. 3,000–5,000
Outcome
Cnut forces ravaged Dorset as part of conquest campaign
The Battle

History & Significance

Cnut ravaging of Dorset in 1015 during his renewed conquest campaign cut off the south-west from Edmund Ironside and demonstrated the effectiveness of strategic plundering as a tool of political submission.

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Protected heritage nearby

Scheduled Monuments near Viking Raid on Dorchester 1015

Group of barrows on the golf course, Came Down
Scheduled monument · ~2.5 miles
Two round barrows N of Bincombe Barn
Scheduled monument · ~2.7 miles
Oval barrow and three bowl barrows 250m and 330m south of Whitcombe Barn
Scheduled monument · ~2.7 miles
Six round barrows on Bincombe Down
Scheduled monument · ~2.8 miles
Six barrows on Ridgeway Hill
Scheduled monument · ~2.8 miles
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