Alfred refuge at Athelney in the Somerset marshes became the most celebrated moment of English resistance. He built a fort there and led guerrilla raids on the Danes. The legendary story of Alfred burning the cakes originates from this period. In the spring he summoned the Somerset, Wiltshire and Hampshire fyrd and marched to defeat Guthrum at Edington.
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