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The Memorial to the Battle of Edington, also refered to as the Battle of Ethandun, is a sarsen stone monolith near Bratton Castle, Wiltshire, commemorating the defeat of the Viking army by Alfred the Great in 878 CE.
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Steel, T. (2025, April 07). Memorial to the Battle of Edington. World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.worldhistory.org/image/20283/memorial-to-the-battle-of-edington/
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Steel, Trish. "Memorial to the Battle of Edington." World History Encyclopedia. Last modified April 07, 2025. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/20283/memorial-to-the-battle-of-edington/.
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