BattlefieldsEdmund Recovers the Five Boroughs 942
Early Medieval

Edmund Recovers the Five Boroughs 942

942
Derbyshire, England
Also known as: Recovery of Five Boroughs 942 · Edmund Five Boroughs Campaign
Era
Early Medieval
Battle Type
Pitched Battle
Location
Derbyshire, England
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Defeated
Olaf Sihtricson (Norse)
VS
Victor
Edmund I
Outcome
Edmund rapidly recovers Derby, Leicester, Stamford, Nottingham, and Lincoln; Five Boroughs poem composed
The Battle

History & Significance

After Olaf Guthfrithson death, Edmund moved swiftly to recover the Five Boroughs from Olaf Sihtricson, who had little authority in the Midlands. The Chronicle records Edmund liberation of the Five Boroughs in 942 and preserves a famous poem celebrating it as freeing the Danes from Norse bondage. The poem distinguishes between the Danish-settled Midlands population and their Norse overlords from York and Dublin.

Forces Involved

West Saxon army under Edmund I

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