As Eadred marched south after ravaging Northumbria in 948, the Northumbrian army attacked and destroyed his rearguard at Castleford on the Aire. The Chronicle records this was a great slaughter. Eadred turned back threatening to devastate all of Northumbria; the Northumbrians bought peace by expelling Eirik Bloodaxe. The incident at Castleford is one of the few named sub-engagements of the Northumbrian campaigns and shows the hazard of deep penetration raids.
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