When did Viking Sack of Ipswich 991 take place?

Viking Sack of Ipswich 991 took place in 991, in Suffolk, England.

Who won Viking Sack of Ipswich 991?

The victor at Viking Sack of Ipswich 991 is disputed or unrecorded in the surviving sources.

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Early Medieval

Viking Sack of Ipswich 991

991

Suffolk, England

Era

Early Medieval

Battle Type

Raid

Location

Suffolk, England

Status

Unregistered

The Battle

History & Significance

Viking Sack of Ipswich 991 was an early medieval raid, fought in the area of Suffolk, England in 991. Which side prevailed is not recorded in the surviving sources, and its outcome is not conclusively established in the historical record. It belongs to the early medieval centuries, the age of the Anglo-Saxon, Pictish, Brythonic and Norse kingdoms whose rivalries shaped Britain before the Norman Conquest of 1066.

The ground

The ground they fought on

The site of Viking Sack of Ipswich 991 lies on Lambeth Group, bedrock that formed in the Paleocene. The rock here is clay, silt, sand and gravel.

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Scheduled Monuments near Viking Sack of Ipswich 991

Dominican friary (remains of), and a section of the east precinct wall

Scheduled monument · ~0.3 mi

The Dominican friary at Dunwich is a scheduled monument comprising the remains of a medieval religious house founded in the thirteenth century. The friary, which served the Dominicans, or Black Friars, was substantially destroyed during the Dissolution of the Monasteries in the sixteenth century,…

Harry Wood / CC BY-SA 4.0 / Wikimedia Commons

Wolsey's Gate, College Street

Scheduled monument · ~0.4 mi

Wolsey's Gate is a sixteenth-century gatehouse located on College Street in Ipswich, Suffolk. The structure dates from the early Tudor period and forms part of the architectural legacy associated with Thomas Wolsey, the prominent cardinal and Lord Chancellor of England who maintained significant…

Sumitsurai / CC BY-SA 4.0 / Wikimedia Commons

Boot Street Bridge

Scheduled monument · ~4.8 mi

Boot Street Bridge is a medieval bridge located in Suffolk, England. The structure dates from the medieval period and represents an important example of early bridge engineering in the region. The bridge carries a route that has served as a significant communication link across its watercourse. I…

Geographer / CC BY-SA 2.0 / Wikimedia Commons

Moated site of Old Berghersh House

Scheduled monument · ~4.9 mi

Moated site of Old Berghersh House is a medieval earthwork monument located in Suffolk, England. The site comprises a moat, an extensive water-filled defensive ditch that once enclosed a residential compound, typical of medieval manorial settlements in East Anglia. Such moated sites were particul…

N Chadwick / CC BY-SA 2.0 / Wikimedia Commons

Moated site at The Old Rectory

Scheduled monument · ~6.3 mi

Moated site at The Old Rectory is a medieval earthwork monument located in Suffolk, England. The site comprises a substantial rectangular moat that originally enclosed a residential or manorial enclosure, typical of medieval settlement patterns in East Anglia. Such moated sites were common featur…

Moated site at The Old Rectory, 150m north east of Malting Farm

Scheduled monument · ~6.9 mi

The moated site at The Old Rectory, located 150 metres north-east of Malting Farm near Stradbroke in Suffolk, is a medieval monument consisting of a substantial rectangular moat with internal platforms. The site dates to the medieval period and represents the residential headquarters of a substan…

Sandy Gerrard / CC BY-SA 2.0 / Wikimedia Commons

Area of middle and late Saxon town, and medieval defences, off Old Foundry Road

Scheduled monument · ~0.1 miles

Area of Middle and Late Saxon town between Upper Brook Street and Upper Orwell Street

Scheduled monument · ~0.2 miles

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