Thorkell the Tall's fleet of 45 ships arrived in England in 1009 and in the following year Danish forces attempted to take London. The Chronicle records that God mercifully protected the city. London successfully resisted the assault. The Danes could not take the fortified city and eventually moved on to ravage elsewhere. London's repeated ability to resist Viking assault was a crucial factor in English survival during the Second Viking Age and Cnut's conquest.
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