Battle of Edington

Battle of Edington
	Part of the Viking invasions of England
	; Memorial to the Battle of Ethandun erected in 2000 near the hillfort of Bratton Castle.
Date	May 878
Location	Probably Edington, Wiltshire
Result	Saxon victory
Belligerents
Wessex	Danelaw
Commanders and leaders
Alfred the Great	Guthrum
Strength
2,000–6,000	~4,000
Casualties and losses
Unknown	2,000+

At the Battle of Edington, an army of the kingdom of Wessex under Alfred the Great defeated the Great Heathen Army led by the Dane Guthrum on a date between 6 and 12 May 878, resulting in the Treaty of Wedmore later the same year. Primary sources locate the battle at "Eðandun". Until a scholarly consensus linked the battle site with the present-day village of Edington in Wiltshire, it was known as the Battle of Ethandun. This name continues to be used.

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