There the Danes took them presently, and that was the end of England's fleet.
But Wulfnoth turned viking; and would have nought to do with Ethelred after that.

His Sussex earldom was beyond reach of attack through the great Andred's-weald forests that keep its northern borders, and he could keep the sea line.

So Ethelred left him alone, and Swein would not disturb him.

But his help was worth winning, and Olaf thought that he might do it.
So we sailed to Lymne, and then to Winchelsea, and there we heard that the earl and some of his ships were at his great stronghold of Pevensea, which lay not far westward along the coast.

And we came there in the second week of September, when the time was near that the ships should be laid up in their winter quarters.
As we came off the mouth of the shallow tidal haven that runs behind the great castle, whose old Roman walls seem strong as ever, a boat from the shore came off very boldly to speak with us.