BattlefieldsSt Germans Church Cornish Raid 981
Early Medieval

St Germans Church Cornish Raid 981

981
England
Era
Early Medieval
Battle Type
Pitched Battle
Location
England
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Defeated
local defenders
Forces
local defenders
VS
Victor
Norse raiding party
Forces
Norse raiding party
Outcome
Church plundered; community devastated
The Battle

History & Significance

Viking raiders sacked the church and settlement at St Germans in 981, one of the most important ecclesiastical sites in Cornwall; the raid formed part of the Norse assault on Cornish and Devon coastal targets during the renewed Viking pressure of the 980s.

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