** 3 the third lost tale of mercia : aydith the aetheling ( back to table of contents ) this year there was great commotion in england in consequence of an invasion by the danes , who spread terror and devastation wheresoever they went , plundering and burning and desolating the country with such rapidity , that they advanced in one march as far as the town of alton ... anglo-saxon chronicles , entry for year 1001 a.d. * lundenburg 1001 a.d. aydiths heart seemed to throb in her throat , so completely did her rage and sorrow fill her .