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Early Medieval

Cnut Harrying of Wessex 1015

1015
Wiltshire, England
Also known as: Danish ravaging of Dorset and Wiltshire 1015 · Cnut southern campaign 1015
Era
Early Medieval
Battle Type
Skirmish
Location
Wiltshire, England
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Defeated
Wessex English
Forces
Wessex English c. 3,000–6,000.
VS
Victor
Cnut
Forces
Cnut c. 5,000–8,000
Outcome
Widespread plundering of Dorset, Wiltshire, and Somerset to deny resources to Edmund
The Battle

History & Significance

Cnut systematic harrying of Wessex in 1015 was a deliberate strategy of economic warfare designed to strip the heartland of English resistance of resources before the decisive battles of 1016.

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Protected heritage nearby

Scheduled Monuments near Cnut Harrying of Wessex 1015

Woodbury ancient villages
Scheduled monument · ~0.8 miles
Odstock Copse earthwork
Scheduled monument · ~2.4 miles
Bowl barrow 430m north west of Northdown Barn
Scheduled monument · ~2.4 miles
Packhorse bridge
Scheduled monument · ~2.6 miles
Bowl barrow on Homington Down, 725m south of Tottens Farm
Scheduled monument · ~2.8 miles
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