Battle of Tamworth
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| Battle of Tamworth | |||||||
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| Part of the Viking invasions of England | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Great Heathen Army | Kingdom of Mercia | ||||||
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Ubba Ivar the Boneless | Burghred of Mercia | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| Unknown | Unknown | ||||||
The Siege of Tamworth occurred from 873 to 874 AD when the Viking Great Heathen Army – led by the brothers Ubbe Ragnarsson and Ivar the Boneless – laid siege to the Mercian royal centre and fortress of Tamworth, defended by King Burgred of Mercia and his war-thegn Leofrith. The city fell following an all-out assault by the Vikings, and Tamworth was then sacked and the King forced into hiding, to be captured and exiled by the Vikings not long after.[1]
References[]
- ^ "Part 2: A.D. 750 – 919". Anglo-Saxon Chronicle. King Alfred. pp. A.D. 913, 918. Retrieved 26 August 2013.
Categories:
- Military history of Staffordshire
- Battles involving the Vikings
- Battles involving Mercia
- Tamworth, Staffordshire
- Sieges of the Middle Ages
- Anglo-Norse England