Battle of Reading

871 battle at Reading
Event battle Q2065046
Battle of Reading
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Battle of Reading

Summary

Battle of Reading is a battle[1]. It ranks in the top 8% of battle entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (27 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Battle of Reading is in the country of Kingdom of Wessex[3].
  • Battle of Reading's instance of is recorded as battle[4].
  • Battle of Reading took place at Reading[5].
  • Battle of Reading is part of Viking activity in the British Isles[6].
  • Battle of Reading took place on January 8, 871[7].
  • Battle of Reading's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 51.46, 'lon': -0.96}[8].
  • Among those involved in Battle of Reading was Kingdom of Wessex[9].
  • A participant in Battle of Reading was Danelaw[10].
  • Among those involved in Battle of Reading was Æthelred I[11].
  • A participant in Battle of Reading was Bagsecg[12].
  • A participant in Battle of Reading was Halfdan Ragnarsson[13].
  • Battle of Reading's different from is recorded as Battle of Reading[14].
  • Battle of Reading's historic county is recorded as Berkshire[15].

Body

When and Where

Battle of Reading took place on January 8, 871[7]. The location of it was Reading[5]. It is in the country of Kingdom of Wessex[3].

Context

Battle of Reading is part of Viking activity in the British Isles[6]. Its instance of is recorded as battle[4].

Participants

Recorded participant include Kingdom of Wessex[9], Danelaw[10], Æthelred I[11], Bagsecg[12], and Halfdan Ragnarsson[13].

Why It Matters

Battle of Reading ranks in the top 8% of battle entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (27 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[16]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [16] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 4w ago · Vicarage · 2026-06-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Short name Reading
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/35115|batch #35115]]: 871 battle at Reading,"
  2. 5w ago · Vicarage · 2026-05-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Participant Kingdom of Wessex, Danelaw, Æthelred I +2
    Coordinates
    Country
    Instance of battle
    + 11 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/33815|batch #33815]]"
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