However, they stopped during their march to capture a small fortress at Countisbury Hill, held by a Wessex ealdorman named Odda. |
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It consists of the municipalities of Odda, Ullensvang, Eidfjord, Ulvik, Granvin, Kvam, and Jondal, and is located inside the county of Hordaland. |
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The towns, Odda and Tyssedal, both drew migrants from different parts of Norway. |
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The Saxons, led by Odda, attacked the Danes while they slept and defeated the superior Danish forces, saving Alfred from being trapped between the two armies. |
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