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Early Medieval

Recovery of Cambridge 917

917
Cambridgeshire, England
Era
Early Medieval
Battle Type
Pitched Battle
Location
Cambridgeshire, England
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Defeated
Danish garrison of Cambridge
Forces
the Danish garrison of Cambridge
VS
Victor
West Saxon forces of Edward the Elder
Forces
West Saxon forces of Edward the Elder
Outcome
Cambridge submitted to Edward without major fighting after a campaign that had already broken Danish power across the region. The Danelaw south of the Humber was largely recovered.
The Battle

History & Significance

Edward the Elder campaigned through East Anglia in 917 recovering Cambridge from the Danes as part of his conquest of the Danelaw south of the Humber. The town submitted to Edward along with the surrounding Danish forces.

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Protected heritage nearby

Scheduled Monuments near Recovery of Cambridge 917

Hobson's Conduit
Scheduled monument · ~0.5 miles
Cambridge motte and bailey castle, Civil War earthworks and the buried remains of an Iron Age defended settlement, Roman town and former county gaol
Scheduled monument · ~0.6 miles
Old Cheddar's Lane pumping station
Scheduled monument · ~1 miles
Chesterton Abbey
Scheduled monument · ~1.1 miles
Moated site at Manor Farm
Scheduled monument · ~2.2 miles
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