British Battles 493–937: Mount Badon to Brunanburh

152 Pages·2020·8.178 MB·English

by  Andrew Breeze

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British Battles 493– 937
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British Battles 493– 937

Mount Badon to Brunanburh
by Andrew Breeze
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To my mother and to the memory of my father
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CONTENTS

Introduction ix
1. 493: British Triumph at Mount Badon or Braydon, Wiltshire 1
2. 537: Arthur’s Death at Camlan or Castlesteads, Cumbria 11
3. 573: Legends of Merlin at Arfderydd or Arthuret, Cumbria 25
4. c. 590: Picts at Gwen Ystrad or the River Winster, Cumbria 35
5. 603: Carnage at ‘Degsastan’ by Wester Dawyck, Borders 49
6. 613: Chester and the Massacre of Welsh Monks 63
7. 633: Hatfield Chase and British Victory at Doncaster 71
8. 634: Hefenfeld and British Defeat in Northumberland 79
9. 642: Maserfelth and King Oswald’s Death at Forden, Powys 87
10. 655: Treasure Lost on the Uinued or River Went, Yorkshire 103
11. 844: Alutthèlia, Vikings, and a Bridge at Bishop Auckland 113
12. 893: Vikings Liquidated at Buttington, Powys 117
13. 937: Brunanburh and English Triumph at Lanchester,
County Durham 121
Bibliography 129
Index 139
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