Tamworth was the ancient capital of Mercia and Aethelflaed fortified it as part of her systematic construction of defended burhs along the frontier with the Danelaw. The Chronicle records Welsh raids on Mercia and Danish counter-raids in the same year, suggesting the burh-building had active military context. Aethelflaed's network of fortified towns — Stafford, Tamworth, Hereford, Shrewsbury, Warwick — transformed the strategic landscape of the Midlands.
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