Back Emgann Winvaed Breton Batalla de Winwaed Catalan Brwydr Cai (Winwaed) Welsh Schlacht von Winwaed German Batalla de Winwaed Spanish Winwaedi lahing Estonian Bataille de la Winwæd French Batalla de Winwaed Galician Pertempuran Winwaed ID Battaglia di Winwaed Italian
| Battle of the Winwaed | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 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, pages 280–296
- ^ D. P. Kirby, "Bede and Northumbrian Chronology", The English Historical Review, Vol. 78, No. 308, July 1963, pages 514–27
- ^ 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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