Battle of Heavenfield

Battle of Heavenfield

Heavenfield: cross and battlefield
Date633 or 634
Location
near Hexham (today part of Northumberland, England)
55°01′13″N 2°06′02″W / 55.0203°N 2.1005°W / 55.0203; -2.1005
Result Northumbrian victory
Belligerents
Kingdom of Northumbria Kingdom of Gwynedd
Commanders and leaders
King Oswald Cadwallon ap Cadfan 
Strength
700 1,000
Casualties and losses
less than 200 killed 800 killed

The Battle of Heavenfield was fought in 633 or 634 between a Northumbrian army under Oswald of Bernicia and a Welsh army under Cadwallon ap Cadfan of Gwynedd. The battle resulted in a decisive Northumbrian victory. The Annales Cambriae (Annals of Wales) record the battle as Bellum Cantscaul in 631. Bede referred to it as the Battle of Deniseburna near Hefenfelth.