"Battle of Basing" is a title based upon conjecture.
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A battle was fought between King Æthelred I's army of Saxons and a group of Vikings in Hampshire on 22 January 871. It ended in Æthelred's defeat. Before the battle, a mysterious figure dressed as a monk attempted to sell Æthelred stun blasters. (PROSE: Time Traveller's Diary)
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- While the battle is described in Time Traveller's Diary, it isn't explicitly named.