The Forgotten Battle That Changed Anglo-Saxon England - Hingston Down 838

What if England had ended in 838 - 33 years before Alfred the Great? In 838 AD on Kit Hill in Cornwall, 3,800 Cornish warriors and Danish raiders trapped a West Saxon army uphill and broke its right wing. This cinematic reconstruction shows how disciplined shield-wall tactics, granite boulders, and a hidden Devon reserve turned defeat into the founding victory of anglo saxon history and history of england . ⏱️ TIMESTAMPS: 00:00 838 Cornwall Alliance That Threatened  history of england 01:06 Kit Hill Ambush - medieval warfare Shield Wall Explained 04:24 Somerset Collapse - medieval battles Turning Point 06:37 Flank Attack That Saved anglo saxon history 08:12 How This Forged alfred the great and battle of edington 09:58 viking invasions of england vs great heathen army - What Changed? 📌 References: 1. English Heritage — The History of the Vikings in England: https://www.english-heritage.org.uk/visit/inspire-me/the-history-of-vikings-in-england/ 2. David Lees — Identities in Twelfth-Century Cornwall, Aberystwyth University: https://pure.aber.ac.uk/ws/portalfiles/portal/74586952/Lees_David.pdf 3. Durham University / Corpus of Anglo-Saxon Stone Sculpture research: https://corpus.awh.durham.ac.uk/vol11_chap4.pdf 🔔Subscribe to History Weaver for weekly military history deep dives. https://www.youtube.com/@weaversnest?sub_confirmation=1 #VikingHistory #HistoryOfEngland #MedievalHistory #AlfredTheGreat #BritishHistory ___________________________________ Our Social Media: Facebook: www.facebook.com/Weaversnest.org Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/weaversnest247 X: https://www.x.com/weaversnest Website: https://www.weaversnest.org