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==== Britain ====
* English warships (nine vessels from Alfred's new fleet) intercept six Viking [[longship]]s in the mouth of an unknown [[estuary]] on the south coast (possibly at [[Poole Harbour]]) in [[Dorset]]. The [[Danes]] are blockaded, and three ships attempt to break through the English lines. Lashing the [[Vikings|Viking]] boats to their own, the English crew board the enemy's vessels and kill everyone on board. Some ships manage to escape, two of the other three boats are driven against the [[Sussex]] coast. The [[shipwreck]]ed sailors are brought before King [[Alfred the Great]] at [[Winchester]] and hanged. Just one Viking ship returns to [[Kingdom of East Anglia|East Anglia]].<ref>Paul Hill (2009). ''The Viking Wars of Alfred the Great'', pp. 140–141. {{ISBN|978-1-59416-087-5}}.</ref>