Asser records that after mustering at Egbert's Stone, Alfred marched to Iley Oak and then to Edington. The approach march almost certainly involved contact with Danish scouting forces. The geography of the Pewsey Vale and Wiltshire Downs offered multiple routes and the Danes at Chippenham would have sent out patrols. These preliminary engagements are implicit in Asser's account even if not specifically recorded.
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