BattlefieldsThames Estuary Raid 842
Early Medieval

Thames Estuary Raid 842

842
England
Era
Early Medieval
Battle Type
Pitched Battle
Location
England
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Defeated
Anglo-Saxon defenders
Forces
London and Rochester defenders
VS
Victor
Viking raiders
Forces
Large Viking fleet
Outcome
London and Rochester suffer great slaughter; Thames estuary opened to Viking raiders
The Battle

History & Significance

A great slaughter was made at London and Rochester and at a place called Quentovic in 842. The Chronicle records great slaughter in London in 842. The raid penetrated deep into the Thames estuary and struck the most important trading centres of the southeast. This was one of the most damaging Viking raids on southern England before the Great Heathen Army.

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