- army
discovered that the West
Saxons had
taken refuge in a
stronghold at "
Cynuit",
possibly Countisbury.
According to the 10th
century chronicler Æthelweard...
-
force in Devon. This
latter army is
reported to have been destro**** at Arx
Cynuit in 878.
According to a near-contemporary source, this
force was led by a...
- rear was destro**** by
inferior forces at the
Battle of
Cynuit. The
modern location of
Cynuit is
disputed but
suggestions include Countisbury Hill, near...
- (1857). "On the
Barrow at
Lanhill near Chippenham; and on the
Battles of
Cynuit and Ethandun".
Wiltshire Archaeological and
Natural History Magazine. 3...
- Britons, with whom Wes**** is at peace, and
joining Svein in
attacking the
Cynuit abbey.
Steapa Snotor, one of Odda the Younger's warriors, says he too saw...
-
places that he
visited in England,
including the
battlefield at Ashdown,
Cynuit (Countisbury), and Athelney. It is
evident from ****er's
account that he...
-
During one visit,
either in 854 or in 878,
maybe on his way to the
Battle of
Cynuit, the
Viking chieftain Hubba wintered in the
haven with 23 ships. In 1172...
-
promontory fort of Wind Hill on
Countisbury Hill was the site of the
Battle of
Cynuit in 878. "Countisbury". Genuki.
Retrieved 16 July 2019. "SS7449". Geograph...
- to
reclaim the
throne of England. Some
historians describe the
Battle of
Cynuit as the
first Battle of Northam. Nick
Arnold describes the
Battle of Northam...
- from the
period 350-800 AD. It is
possibly the site of
Cynwit Castle (or
Cynuit, Cynwith, Cynwits, etc.) and the
Battle of
Cynwit between Saxons and Vikings...
