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Early Medieval

Mercian Submission to Great Army 874

874
Warwickshire, England
Also known as: Expulsion of Burgred 874 · Danish conquest of Mercia 874
Era
Early Medieval
Battle Type
Pitched Battle
Location
Warwickshire, England
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Defeated
Mercia (King Burgred)
Forces
c. 2,500–3,500 Mercian forces.
VS
Victor
Danish Great Army
Forces
c. 4,000–5,000 Danish Great Army
Outcome
Burgred expelled to Rome; Ceolwulf II installed as Danish client king
The Battle

History & Significance

The expulsion of Burgred and the Danish takeover of Mercia in 874 was a turning point that divided England into a shrinking free Anglo-Saxon west and an expanding Danelaw east.

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Roman forts at Metchley
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