In the autumn of 1006, a Danish army marched from its base on the Isle of Wight through Berkshire and Wiltshire, passing provocatively within sight of Winchester, and returned to the coast laden with spoils. The Chronicle notes bitterly that the English army, assembled from both sides of the Thames, could not intercept them. The episode was a public humiliation for Aethelred's regime and its military capacity.
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