| Battle of the Winwaed | |||||||
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 Stained glass window from the cloister of Worcester Cathedral showing the death of Penda of Mercia | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Northumbrian Kingdom of Bernicia |
Kingdom of Mercia Kingdom of East Anglia | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| King Oswiu of Bernicia |
King Penda of Mercia † King Æthelhere † | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 800 Bernician Forces |
1,400 Mercian Forces 800 East Anglian Forces | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| 500 Killed | 450 Killed in battle, 500 Drowned | ||||||
The Battle of the Winwaed (Welsh: Maes Gai; Medieval Latin: Strages Gai Campi[1]) was fought on 15 November 655[notes 1] between King Penda of Mercia and Oswiu of Bernicia, ending in the Mercians' defeat and Penda's death.[6] According to Bede, the battle marked the effective demise of Anglo-Saxon paganism.
- ^ Annales Cambriae [B], p. 8.
- ^ The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle, translated and edited by M. J. Swanton (1996), paperback, ISBN 0-415-92129-5.
- ^ S. Wood, "Bede's Northumbrian dates again", The English Historical Review, Vol. 98, No. 387, April 1983, pp. 280–296
- ^ D. P. Kirby, "Bede and Northumbrian Chronology", The English Historical Review, Vol. 78, No. 308, July 1963, pp. 514–527
- ^ Annales Cambriae at Fordham University
- ^ Selwood, Dominic (15 November 2016). "On this day: Britain's last great pagan king is struck down by Christians at the Battle of the Winwaed". The Telegraph. Retrieved 14 November 2017.
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