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Early Medieval

River Severn Viking Raid 914

914
Gloucestershire, England
Also known as: Norse raid up Severn 914 · Vikings penetrate Severn estuary 914
Era
Early Medieval
Battle Type
Skirmish
Location
Gloucestershire, England
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Defeated
Severn valley English and Welsh
Forces
Severn valley English and Welsh (c. 300–500).
VS
Victor
Norse from Brittany
Forces
Norse fleet (c. 300–600)
Outcome
Large Norse fleet raided both English and Welsh shores of the Severn; Bishop Cyfeilliog captured
The Battle

History & Significance

The 914 Norse fleet penetration up the Severn Estuary, capturing the Bishop of Ergyng and raiding both the English and Welsh shores, demonstrated that major rivers remained strategic vulnerabilities decades after Alfred burh programme.

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Protected heritage nearby

Scheduled Monuments near River Severn Viking Raid 914

The socket stone and part of the shaft of a churchyard cross in St Andrew's churchyard
Scheduled monument · ~0.6 miles
Roman villa 550m south-west of Woolaston station
Scheduled monument · ~1.2 miles
Broad Stone
Scheduled monument · ~2 miles
Roman site 150yds (140m) E of Palace Cottage, Boughspring
Scheduled monument · ~2.5 miles
Offa's Dyke: section in Boatwood Plantation, 320m south west of Chase Farm
Scheduled monument · ~2.6 miles
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