All the booty within it fell into the hands of the victors, together with the wives and families of the Danes, among whom were the wife and two sons of Hasting.

The Danish fleet also was captured, and was burned or taken to London.

Another great fleet of the East Angles and Northumbrians sailed up the Thames, and landing, the Northmen marched across to the Severn, but were defeated and destroyed by Ethelred of Mercia.
Exeter was again invested by a Danish fleet, and again saved by Alfred.
The Danes, as they retired along the south coast, landed near Chichester, where they suffered a heavy defeat from the South Saxons.
In the following year a fresh fleet sailed up the Thames and thence up the Lea, where they constructed a fortress twenty miles above London.
Alfred caused two fortresses to be erected on the Lea below them, with vast balks of timber entirely obstructing the river.

The Danes, finding their retreat cut off, abandoned their ships and marched across England to Cwatbridge on the Severn.

Their fleet fell into the hands of the Londoners, who burned and broke up all the smaller ships and carried the rest down to London.