| Battle of Stamford | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Part of the Viking invasions of England | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Danelaw Vikings | Anglo-Saxons | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Unknown | Aethelnoth | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| unknown | unknown | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| unknown | unknown | ||||||
The First Battle of Stamford occurred when West Saxon Ealdorman Aethelnoth invaded the town in the summer of 894, but it was not besieged and Danish rule was unaffected.[1]