Battle of Ellandun

When

825

Kind

Battle

Coordinates

51.52° N, 1.79° W

Description

825 battle

Battle between Ecgberht of Wessex and Beornwulf of Mercia in 825

The Battle of Ellendun or Battle of Wroughton was fought between Ecgberht of Wessex and Beornwulf of Mercia in September 825. Sir Frank Stenton described it as "one of the most decisive battles of English history". It began the establishment of West Saxon dominance in southern England.

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• Wikidata: battles and siegesWikidata contributorsCreative Commons CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (English), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Battle of Ellandun: King Egbert of Wessex defeats Beornwulf of Mercia near Swindon”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (German), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “In der Schlacht von Ellandun fügt Egbert von Wessex dem Heer des Beornwulf von Mercia eine vernichtende Niederlage zu”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (French), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Bataille d'Ellendune près de Wroughton qui marque la fin de la suprématie de la Mercie sur l'Angleterre : Egbert de Wessex est victorieux de Beornwulf de Mercie”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (Russian), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Король Уэссекса Эгберт победил короля Мерсии Беорнвульфа в битве при Эллендуне и подчинил себе королевства Кент, Сассекс, Эссекс”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page