- The
Battle of the
Winwaed (Welsh: Maes Gai;
Medieval Latin:
Strages Gai Campi) was
fought on 15
November 655
between King
Penda of
Mercia and
Oswiu of...
- Oswald's
successor and
brother Oswiu and was
killed at the
Battle of the
Winwaed in the
course of a
final campaign against the Bernicians. The
source for...
-
November 655, on the
banks of the
River Winwæd, the
location of
which has not been identified. The
waters of the
Winwæd were in
spate owing to
heavy rains...
- the
Mercians met the
Northumbrians at the
Battle of
Winwaed.
After the
Mercian defeat at
Winwaed, Œthelwald lost
power and Oswiu's own son, Alchfrith...
-
Northumbrian kingdom, a
situation which lasted until after the
Battle of the
Winwaed,
despite Oswine's
murder on the
orders of
Oswiu in 651.[citation needed]...
- Oswiu's
forces killed Penda in a
decisive victory at the
Battle of the
Winwaed,
establishing Oswiu as one of the most
powerful rulers in Britain. He secured...
- the
armies of
Oswiu and
Penda met on 15
November at the
Battle of the
Winwaed, Œthelwald
withdrew his forces.
Penda was
defeated and killed, perhaps...
- calendar; 46 days
remain until the end of the year. 655 –
Battle of the
Winwaed:
Penda of
Mercia is
defeated by
Oswiu of Northumbria. 1315 –
Growth of...
-
Pendas Fields and
Barnbow Wood are ****ociated with the
Battle of the
Winwaed in 655 AD (with "Pendas Fields"
named for
Penda of Mercia, the king who...
-
dominant over the
southern kingdoms. At the time of the
battle of the
river Winwæd,
thirty duces regii (royal generals)
fought on his behalf.
Although there...
