A large Danish army under Thorkell the Tall marched from the Thames through Hampshire and deliberately passed within sight of Winchester to demonstrate English impotence. The Chronicle records with bitter irony that the raiding army went home past the gates of Winchester with plunder and the citizens could see it but do nothing. The Winchester area was raided extensively. The provocation contributed to Aethelred's political crisis.
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