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Battle of the Holme

Battle of the Holme was a battle fought on 13 December AD 902 at 48892980a15591c034e86246f28b0756, in what is now United Kingdom. It was part of the Æthelwold's Revolt, which ran from AD 899 to AD 902. The recorded result: Viking victory; Æthelwold died; End of Æthelwold's Revolt. Recorded strength: Unknown against Unknown.

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Fought13 December AD 902
Where48892980a15591c034e86246f28b0756, United Kingdom52.476N, 0.242W
OutcomeViking victory; Æthelwold died; End of Æthelwold's Revolt
BelligerentsEast AngliaagainstKent
Casualties and lossesUnknownandUnknown
Part ofÆthelwold's RevoltAD 899 to AD 902

Record

Date13 December AD 902
Place48892980a15591c034e86246f28b0756, United Kingdom
52.476N, 0.242W
KindBattle, medieval
StrengthUnknownUnknown
Casualties and lossesUnknownUnknown
Commanders
  • Æthelwold ætheling
  • Eohric of East Anglia
  • Hold (title)
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The recorded site, with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

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Elsewhere in AD 902

Battle of the Holme is one of 167 engagements of the 10th century in the atlas and one of 695 in present-day United Kingdom.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q4872931, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of the Holme, revision 1370600197, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.