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Early Medieval

Viking Raid on Lindsey Coast 866

866
Lincolnshire, England
Also known as: Norse strike Lincolnshire coast 866 · Danes raid Lindsey 866
Era
Early Medieval
Battle Type
Skirmish
Location
Lincolnshire, England
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Defeated
Lindsey Mercian coastal settlements
Forces
Lindsey: c.500–1,000 settlers.
VS
Victor
Danish Great Army
Forces
Danish Great Army: c.1,000–2,000
Outcome
Coastal settlements plundered to supply army before York march
The Battle

History & Significance

Norse ravaging of the Lindsey coast in 866 supplied the Great Heathen Army for its march inland to York and exploited the Humber and its tributaries as highways into the English interior.

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Protected heritage nearby

Scheduled Monuments near Viking Raid on Lindsey Coast 866

Site of Legbourne Priory
Scheduled monument · ~1.3 miles
Bowl barrow cemetery on Bully Hill
Scheduled monument · ~1.9 miles
Louth Park Abbey
Scheduled monument · ~1.9 miles
Moated site NW of Tathwell Cottage
Scheduled monument · ~2.2 miles
Long Barrow north-east of Stonepit Covert
Scheduled monument · ~3 miles
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