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A Topographical Dictionary of England
… been destroyed during the conflicts of the Saxons and the Danes. Some antiquaries, however, from the massive square … the Saxon wars, and is said to have been destroyed by the Danes. The parish is bounded on the west by the Severn, and … thrown up by that people to check the progress of the Danes. The only historical event connected with the place is …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… parish, where Alfred gained a decisive victory over the Danes, is still called England's Field. Yatton YATTON, a …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… the principal settlements of those rapacious invaders, the Danes, who kept possession of it till Atheistan demolished … entered and made themselves masters of it. The successful Danes then proceeded northward, and after subduing the … Scotland. William, attributing the first success of the Danes to the treachery of the citizens, took signal vengeance …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in City of York
… in 1068 as a motte and bailey, but it was destroyed by the Danes in September 1069 and rebuilt before the end of that …