Battle of Two Rivers | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Pictland | Northumbria | ||||||
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Drest VI | Ecgfrith |
The Battle of Two Rivers was fought between the Picts and Northumbrians in the year 671. The exact battle site is unknown. It marked the end of the Pictish rebellion early in the reign of Ecgfrith, with a decisive victory for the Northumbrians. Attestation of the battle is limited to the account in Stephen of Ripon's Vita Sancti Wilfrithi.