Though fought in Francia, the battle of Saucourt-en-Vimeu directly affected England: the Frankish victory over Viking forces there caused those armies to redirect their attention across the Channel. The Great Army that had been operating in Francia from 879 moved to England in 884. This cross-Channel interconnection of Viking operations meant that English security depended partly on Frankish military success.
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