BattlefieldsCambridge Viking Sack 1010
Early Medieval

Cambridge Viking Sack 1010

1010
Cambridgeshire, England
Also known as: Danes burn Cambridge 1010 · Norse attack Cambridge 1010
Era
Early Medieval
Battle Type
Skirmish
Location
Cambridgeshire, England
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Defeated
Cambridge
Forces
Cambridge garrison c.200–400.
VS
Victor
Danish army (Thorkell)
Forces
Thorkell's Danish army c.2,000–3,000
Outcome
Town burned and plundered
The Battle

History & Significance

The burning of Cambridge in 1010 demonstrated that Thorkell the Tall campaign had penetrated deep into the English interior, threatening the Midlands just as the Great Heathen Army had done 135 years earlier.

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