BattlefieldsNorse Raids on Swansea Area 988
Early Medieval

Norse Raids on Swansea Area 988

988
Wales
Also known as: Viking raids Gower 988
Era
Early Medieval
Battle Type
Skirmish
Location
Wales
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Defeated
Gower Welsh population
Forces
Gower: c. 100–200
VS
Victor
Norse raiders
Forces
Norse: c. 400–800
Outcome
Coastal settlements attacked; plunder taken
The Battle

History & Significance

Late tenth-century Norse raids on the Gower peninsula coincided with the intensification of Viking activity across all of Britain under Aethelred II and demonstrated the vulnerability of the south Welsh coast.

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