BattlefieldsBattle of Brunanburh Preliminary Raids 937
Early Medieval

Battle of Brunanburh Preliminary Raids 937

937
Lancashire, England
Also known as: Norse Scottish coalition raids before Brunanburh · Viking advance to Brunanburh 937
Era
Early Medieval
Battle Type
Skirmish
Location
Lancashire, England
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Defeated
English Midland and northern settlements
Forces
c.10,000-15,000 Scots and Norse coalition
VS
Victor
Norse-Scottish coalition (initial raids)
Forces
c.6,000-10,000 English under Athelstan
Outcome
Norse and Scottish forces ravaged northern England before their decisive defeat at Brunanburh
The Battle

History & Significance

The preliminary raids by the Norse-Scottish coalition before Brunanburh in 937 devastated the north of England and demonstrated the existential scale of the threat that Athelstan victory would ultimately neutralise.

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