Bitva u Edingtonu
| Bitva u Edingtonu | |||
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| konflikt: vikingská invaze do Anglie | |||
 (c) Trish Steel, CC BY-SA 2.0 Památník bitvy u Edingtonu postavený v roce 2000 poblíž hradu Bratton. | |||
| Trvání | květen 878 | ||
| Místo | pravděpodobně Edington ve Wiltshire, dnes Anglie | ||
| Souřadnice | 51°15′50″ s. š., 2°8′34″ z. d. | ||
| Výsledek | drtivé vítězství Wessexu | ||
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Bitva u Edingtonu (známá též jako bitva u Ethandunu) se odehrála někdy mezi 6. a 12. květnem 878 u Edingtonu (dnes hrabství Wiltshire) na jihozápadě Anglie. Bitva představuje jednu z nejvýznamnějších bitev anglických dějin. Alfréd Veliký, král Wessexu, v ní na hlavu porazil dánské vikingy vedené Guthrumem Starým a zabezpečil tak Wessex před jejich útoky. Vítězství v bitvě mu navíc přineslo prestiž, která mu umožnila stát se nezpochybnitelným králem anglosaské Anglie.
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FlagOfWessex.svg
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1970s design for a "Flag of Wessex".
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1970s design for a "Flag of Wessex".
- William Crampton wrote a pamphlet for the Flag Institute back in 1973 or 1974 which advocated flags for the English regions (there was talk of regional councils being set up as part of the local government reorganisation then occurring), but his suggestion for Wessex was a gold wyvern on red. It was, of course, not official and as far as I know, never raised much interest locally. There was also a small Wessex Regionalist Party that was active about 15-20 years ago, but they never made much headway. This may possibly have been their flag - I didn't live in the area at the time, so I can't say. Roy Stilling, 17 February 1997, crwflags.com
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The raven banner according to the Amlaib Cuaran's coin.
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The raven banner according to the Amlaib Cuaran's coin.
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England and Wales at the time of the Treaty of Chippenham (AD 878)
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England and Wales at the time of the Treaty of Chippenham (AD 878)
Ethandunmem.jpg
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The Memorial to the Battle of Ethandun is a sarsen stone standing in a corner of the public recreation area adjacent to Bratton Castle
(c) Trish Steel, CC BY-SA 2.0
The Memorial to the Battle of Ethandun is a sarsen stone standing in a corner of the public recreation area adjacent to Bratton Castle