However, in the same year Alfred won a decisive victory against the Danes at the Battle of Edington, and he exploited the fear of the Viking threat to raise large numbers of men and using a network of defended towns called burhs to defend his territory and mobilise royal resources.
Samme år vandt Alfred en afgørende sejr over danerne under slaget ved Edington, og han udnyttede frygten for vikingerne til at samle en stor hær og brugte et netværk af forskansede byer kaldet burhs til at forsvare sine territorier og mobilisere kongelige ressourcer.