Hamwic (modern St Mary's, Southampton) was one of the largest trading emporia in Anglo-Saxon England, comparable to Lundenwic and Eoforwic. Danish raiders sacked and burned it around 840, causing devastation from which the settlement never recovered as a trading port. The modern city of Southampton was subsequently established on a different, more defensible site. This raid marked the end of Hamwic as an economic centre.
Danish Vikings: c. 500-1,500 (5-15 ships). Hamwic defenders: c. 200-400.
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