A combined force of Danish Vikings and Cornish Britons, hoping to restore Cornish independence, was crushed by Ecgberht at Hingston Down near the Tamar. This was significant on two levels: it ended meaningful Cornish political independence and demonstrated that the English could defeat Viking-native alliances when properly led. Ecgberht died the following year.
Vikings & Cornish: c. 2,000-4,000. Wessex (Ecgberht): c. 2,500-5,000.
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