What the records say
- When
- 5 Aug 642
- Kind
- Battle
- Coordinates
- 52.86° N, 3.05° W
- Description
- 642 battle
Battle of Maserfield
Anglo-Saxon battle (c. 642 CE)
The Battle of Maserfield, was fought on 5 August 641 or 642 between the Anglo-Saxon kings Oswald of Northumbria and Penda of Mercia allied with Welsh Kingdom of Gwynedd, ending in Oswald's defeat, death, and dismemberment.
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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 Maserfield: King Penda of Mercia defeats and kills King Oswald of Northumbria, age 38, at Oswestry (West Midlands)”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
- Wikipedia year pages (German), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Schlacht von Maserfield: König Penda von Mercia besiegt Oswald von Northumbria, der im Kampf fällt”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
- Wikipedia year pages (French), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Le roi de Northumbrie Oswald est vaincu et tué par Penda de Mercie à la bataille de Maserfield”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page