Edward retaliated by ravaging Danish Essex and East Anglia, but when he withdrew, the men of Kent lingered, and the Danes caught up with them on 13 December to fight the Battle of the Holme.
Edward retaliated by ravaging Danish Essex and East Anglia, but he withdrew, without engaging Æthelwold in battle. The men of Kent lingered, and the Danes caught up with them on 13 December to fight the Battle of the Holme.