Battle of Beran Byrig

Battle of Beran Byrig
	Part of the Anglo-Saxon settlement of Britain
Date	c.556
Location	Barbury Castle, Wiltshire
Result	Saxon victory
Belligerents
West Saxons	Britons
Commanders and leaders
	Cynric; Ceawlin

At the Battle of Beran Byrig or Beranburh the West Saxons are said to have defeated the Britons at Barbury Castle hillfort near Swindon in or around 556 AD according to the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle.

The Chronicle's entry for the year states:

556: Her Cynric 7 Ceawlin fuhton wiþ Brettas æt Beranbyrg^[1]

556: This year Cynric and Ceawlin fought with the Britons at Beran byrg.^[2]

The control of Barbury Castle and its surroundings is likely to have been strategically important for both sides, as it lies on the Ridgeway, a principal regional communication route.^{[citation needed]}

^ Carruthers, Bob (18 March 2013). The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle Illustrated and Annotated. Pen and Sword. p. 323. ISBN 978-1-78159-148-2. Retrieved 1 November 2024.
^ Collingwood, Robin George; Myres, John Nowell Linton (1936). Roman Britain and the English Settlements. New York: Biblo & Tannen Publishers. p. 458. ISBN 978-0-8196-1160-4.

[1] Carruthers, Bob (18 March 2013). The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle Illustrated and Annotated. Pen and Sword. p. 323. ISBN 978-1-78159-148-2. Retrieved 1 November 2024.

[2] Collingwood, Robin George; Myres, John Nowell Linton (1936). Roman Britain and the English Settlements. New York: Biblo & Tannen Publishers. p. 458. ISBN 978-0-8196-1160-4.

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