After the Great Army wintered at Nottingham in 867-868, King Burgred appealed to his brother-in-law Aethelred of Wessex for military aid. A combined Mercian-West Saxon force besieged the Danes but could not breach the fortifications. Burgred was compelled to buy peace, paying the Danes to withdraw - an early example of Danegeld. The West Saxon force under Aethelred and Alfred returned south without engaging.
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