During Sweyn's 1004 raid on East Anglia, Ulfcytel had arranged to have the Danish ships destroyed — a clever strategic plan — but the men assigned to the task failed to carry it out. When Ulfcytel then met Sweyn in battle, the Danes admitted that they had never met harder hand-to-hand fighting in England. Despite the tactical defeat, Ulfcytel's ferocity earned him lasting Viking respect.
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