Sweyn Forkbeard sacked Thetford in 1004 after defeating Ulfcytel's attempt to stop the Danish advance. The Chronicle records that Ulfcytel met the Danes with such forces as he could gather in short time and the Danes suffered their heaviest losses there, though the English were ultimately defeated. Sweyn then ravaged widely before returning to his ships.
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