Defence and warfare The earliest recorded Viking raid on Sussex took place in 895 and it was particularly difficult for a scattered farming community to meet these sudden attacks. In 895 the population of Chichester killed many hundreds of Danes who plundered the area. Eadulf, a Saxon noble, was appointed to organise the defence of Sussex but died from the plague before much could be done.
Defence and warfare The earliest recorded Viking raid on Sussex took place in 895 and it was particularly difficult for a scattered ,farming community to meet these sudden attacks. In 895 the population of Chichester killed many hundreds of Danes who plundered the area. Eadulf, a Saxon noble was appointed to organise the defence of Sussex but died from the plague before much could be done.