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title: Memorial to the Battle of Edington
author: Trish Steel
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/20283/memorial-to-the-battle-of-edington/
format: machine-readable-alternate
license: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)
updated: 2025-04-07
---

# Memorial to the Battle of Edington

_Authored by Trish Steel_

## Image File

[![Memorial to the Battle of Edington](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/20283.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/20283.jpg)

## Image Caption

The Memorial to the [Battle of Edington](https://www.worldhistory.org/article/2691/battle-of-edington/), also refered to as the [Battle](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/battle/) of Ethandun, is a sarsen stone monolith near Bratton Castle, Wiltshire, commemorating the defeat of the [Viking](https://www.worldhistory.org/Vikings/) army by [Alfred the Great](https://www.worldhistory.org/Alfred_the_Great/) in 878 CE.

## External Links

- [Battle Of Ethandun, Imperial War Museums](https://www.iwm.org.uk/memorials/item/memorial/45340)

## Cite This Work

### APA
Steel, T. (2025, April 07). Memorial to the Battle of Edington. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/20283/memorial-to-the-battle-of-edington/>
### Chicago
Steel, Trish. "Memorial to the Battle of Edington." *World History Encyclopedia*, April 07, 2025. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/20283/memorial-to-the-battle-of-edington/>.
### MLA
Steel, Trish. "Memorial to the Battle of Edington." *World History Encyclopedia*, 07 Apr 2025, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/20283/memorial-to-the-battle-of-edington/>.

## License & Copyright

[Original image](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ethandunmem.jpg) by [**Trish Steel**](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ethandunmem.jpg). Submitted by [Michael McComb](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/michaelmccomb/ "User Page: Michael McComb"), published on 07 April 2025. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0deed.en). This license lets others remix, tweak, and build upon a work even for commercial reasons, as long as they credit the author and license their new creations under the identical terms. When republishing on the web a hyperlink back to the original content source URL must be included. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.