Sondwic and Canterbury 1011 AD
Sondwic and Canterbury 1011 ADThe Viking chieftains had divided their forces and, sadly, opinion among them was no less distinctly split. Eilaf considered that enough time had elapsed since the tribute paid by the men of East Kent, so taking the simple option of mooring in Sondwic Bay, he turned his avid eyes on nearby Canterbury.
In no mood to submit to further extortion, Folcwin organised the defence of the town and in a meeting of the most influential townspeople declared,
“Having carefully assessed the enemy forces and considering that it is early September, I believe that we can hold out until the Norsemen are constrained to seek winter quarters. If we are relentless in our protection of the town, prepared to cope and with intense fighting, we have th
