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The Vikings quickly sought retaliation for the Northern excursion. In 910, the Danelaw kings assembled a fleet and transported a Danish army, via the [[River Severn]], directly into the heart of Mercia. There they ravaged the land and collected large amounts of valuable plunder, but quickly sought to return north rather than be trapped in hostile territory. However an army of West Saxons and Mercians caught them at [[Wednesfield]], near Tettenhall, and according to the ''[[Anglo-Saxon Chronicle]]'' defeated them and inflicted losses of many thousands including two or three kings.
While little is known of the exact manoeuvres employed at the battle, it is obvious the allies trapped their Viking opponents and inflicted heavy casualties on them. The ''[[Anglo-Saxon Chronicle]]'' states that "many thousands of men" were killed, referring to the Danes. Seemingly unable to retreat, the kings leading the Viking raid were
==Consequences==
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