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Sep 25, 2019 · The reeds and withies of the marshlands would have provided an impenetrable thicket around the island, making it like an invisible bunker for Alfred’s war preparations. One can get an impression of the mystical experiences Alfred reportedly had whilst in the misty marshes.
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Sep 27, 2019 · Whilst the land is reclaimed and cultivated nowadays, it was a patchwork of marshes, reeds and flood water. Low islands stood above the wetlands, only accessible by punts and knowledge of how to navigate the thicket of reeds and marsh plants.
Jun 27, 2018 · Athelney is where King Alfred developed a fortification at Easter 878, at a time when Wessex had fallen to the Vikings, and it was from here that Alfred set out on the successful reconquest of his kingdom. You will rarely find anyone else here at this important location.
The Athelney Monument was erected in 1801 by Sir John Slade to mark the site of Alfred's abbey. It stands over a stone vault discovered in the later 18th century. Excavations around the site of Alfred's Monument revealed medieval encaustic tiles, which are now at the Somerset Museum in Taunton.
Alfred and his men were hiding in the swamps and marshes of Somerset, living from day to day, dependent on the local people for food and shelter whilst fighting a guerrilla-style war with the Vikings. Alfred decided to base himself at Athelney, a small island in the marshes connected to the settlement of East Lyng by a causeway.
Jan 18, 2011 · Alfred was trapped with his closest thegns in Althelney Marsh, in Somerset, the Viking army was in total control and a fresh army had landed. The comeback started at Countisbury Hill, where a group of the Alfred’s thegns, besieged, burst out, and defeated the Danish force.
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Jan 14, 2024 · A Viking invasion took King Alfred by surprise. When much of Wessex was overrun Alfred was driven into hiding at Athelney, in the marshlands of central Somerset. He built a fortress there, reinforcing the existing defences of an earlier Iron Age fort.
