Assassin's Creed Valhalla: Did Vikings Really Defeat Alfred The Great At The Battle Of Chippenham?

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Did Alfred The Great really burn the cakes? In January 878 all looked lost: the Vikings had conquered all of Anglo-Saxon England except the southern kingdom of Wessex. But the King of Wessex, Alfred, was hiding in marshlands, his army defeated and scattered, after Viking leader Guthrum had almost killed him at the Battle of Chippenham. Assassin’s Creed Valhalla puts players in the heart of this combat. But what do we really know? How big was a viking army? Was it really a 'battle'? Was Alfred even there?! To help answer these questions, Matt Lewis is joined by Professor Ryan Lavelle from the University of Winchester. In addition to writing Alfred's Wars: Sources and Interpretations of Anglo-Saxon Warfare in the Viking Age, he consulted on Assassin’s Creed Valhalla." About Assassin's Creed Valhalla: In Assassin’s Creed® Valhalla, you are Eivor, a fierce Viking warrior raised on tales of battle and glory. Explore a dynamic and beautiful open world set against the brutal backdrop of En

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