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2300: 2206: 2150: 60:. Manipulation of royal genealogies, in this and other sources, to enhance the claims of contemporary rulers was common. Literary formulas associated with original myths are a common feature of earlier entries." Although the timeline uses the annals for this period of history, information provided by these sources can be problematic, particularly with the earlier dates. 72:
took over land in Britain from Romano-Britons (Celtic-speakers, Latin-speakers, or both), is highly complex. The limitations of source material place constraints on just how accurate any chronology can be. As an example, the following table shows how much variation there is between historians on just
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4 and 5 August 910 Battle of Wednesfield near Wolverhampton. 'The first written references to Wednesfield came in the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle where there is mention of a great battle at Wednesfield in which the Mercians and their allies inflicted a defeat on the Danes, leading to the effective end of
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from the late ninth century onwards. Some sources say that the Saxon warriors were invited to come, to the area now known as England, to help keep out invaders from Scotland and Ireland. Another reason for coming may have been because their land often flooded and it was difficult to grow crops, so
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1060: Caradoc, son of Rhydderch, son of lestin, hired Harold to come with an army to S.Wales. Then, conjointly with a great host of the men of Glamorgan and Gwent, they went against Grufudd. After Grufudd, son of Llywelyn, was slain, his head was cut off and taken as a present to Harold. (The ASC
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Esmonde Cleary. The Ending of Roman Britain. pp.137 - 138. The source for the Rescript of Honorius was Zosimus, he was a chronicler from the eastern part of the Roman Empire. He was writing in the late 5th and early 6th century. His work was copying earlier sources and it seems that he may have
172:, tried to compute dates for events in early Anglo-Saxon history. Although primarily writing about church history, Bede is seen as Britain's first true historian, in that he cited his references and listed events according to dates rather than regnal lists. So we know that he relied heavily on 1354:
893:A combined force containing men from Mercia, Wessex and Wales besieged the Vikings at Buttington for several weeks, starving them out until finally the Vikings had to emerge and they were defeated there by the English and the Welsh: the surviving Vikings fled back to
2126:.p.135.This has given rise to two schools of thought. Celts were still living east of the Tamar...Athelstan simply drove them beyond the river. Secondly...the Tamar was already a national boundary and that the Cornish lived in Exeter as foreign settlers. 2111:
He(Athelstan) now attacked the 'West Welsh'(Cornish) ..crushed their opposition, deported the dissident minority, established a new boundary at the Tamar.. Athelstan was remembered in Cornwall not as a conquering warlord but as the benefactor of their
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Here Hengest and Æsc fought together against the Welsh (meaning 'foreigner': the manner in which the invaders referred to the Britons) near Wippedesfleot and there slew 12 Welsh chief men, and one of their thanes was slain, whose name was Wipped.
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ASC 835.Her cuom micel sciphere on Westwalas & hie to anum gecierdon, & wiþ Ecgbryht West Seaxna cyning winnende wæron. Þa he þæt hierde & mid fierde ferde & him wiþ feaht æt Hengestdune & þær gefliemde ge þa Walas ge þa
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ASC 577.Her Cuþwine & Ceawlin fuhton wiþ Brettas, & hie .iii. kyningas ofslogon, Coinmail, & Condidan, & Farinmail, in þære stowe þe is gecueden Deorham. & genamon .iii. ceastro Gleawanceaster, & Cirenceaster, &
46:. The dates, particularly from the fourth to the late sixth centuries, have very few contemporary sources and are largely later constructions by medieval chroniclers. The historian Diana Greenway described one such 12th-century chronicler, 1666:
ASC 658.Her Cenwalh gefeaht æt Peonnum wiþ Walas, & hie gefliemde oþ Pedridan; þis wæs gefohten siþþan he of East Englum com. He wæs þær .iii. gear on wrece, hæfde hine Penda adrifenne, & rices benumenne. forþon he his swostor
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The English were badly beaten on the Wye in 584, and Cealin returned home in anger...in 591 a new king is said to have ruled over the Gewissae (West Saxons)... wars between the English drove him (Cealin) back to his original
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Woods. Dark Ages. p.152. Constantine king of the Scots broke his treaty with Athelstan. Whether he was already plotting against Athelstan we can not say, but he must have refused to pay tribute. Athelstan's response was
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compressed a lot of the dates. Also the Rescript of Honorius was in a section discussing northern Italy and Liguria. It has been suggested that the name copied down was in error and that the copyist mistranscribed
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was fought in Wiltshire between Ecgberht of Wessex and Beornwulf of Mercia It effectively ended Mercian Supremacy over the southern kingdoms of Anglo-Saxon England and established West Saxon dominance in southern
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area and much of the plain of the Midlands. Loss of Bath would separate the Britons of Wales from the Britons of the southwest. After this, the border between Saxons and the southwest Britons was probably at the
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ASC 584.Her Ceawlin & Cuþa fuhton wiþ Brettas, in þam stede þe mon nemneþ Feþanleag. & Cuþan mon ofslog. & Ceaulin monige tunas genom, & unarimedlice herereaf, & ierre he hwearf þonan to his
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The most controversial dates in the period—those from the fourth to the late sixth centuries—have very few contemporary sources, and are mainly derived from later attempts to construct Anglo-Saxon history.
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ASC 457.Her Hengest & Æsc fuhton wiþ Brettas in þære stowe þe is gecueden Crecganford & þær ofslogon .iiiim. wera, & þa Brettas þa forleton Centlond & mid micle ege flugon to Lundenbyrg.
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Afterwards, by the power of the Saxons, Bleddyn, son of Cynvyn, reigned sole king of Gwynedd and Powys; and Meredydd, son of Owain, son of Edwin, by the power of the Saxons became prince of South Wales.
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ASC 455. Her Hengest & Horsa fuhton wiþ Wyrtgeorne þam cyninge, in þære stowe þe is gecueden Agælesþrep, & his broþur Horsan man ofslog; & æfter þam Hengest feng to rice & Æsc his sunu.
1486:. William, Duke of Normandy, came as an intruder to the island of Britain, and a pitched battle took place between him and Harold; in which, after a severe and bloody fight, Harold was killed. 1601:
ASC 501.Her cuom Port on Bretene & his .ii. suna Bieda & Mægla mid .ii. scipum on þære stowe þe is gecueden Portesmuþa & ofslogon anne giongne Brettiscmonnan, swiþe æþelne monnan.
1330:
877: Rhodri Mawr, a Welsh opponent of the Vikings, and his son Gwriad were killed by Mercian forces, even though Mercia was almost completely under the control of the Vikings at the time.
1446:, and Macht, with combined forces, proceeded against the Saxons, and devastated the country of England a great way towards its centre; and they returned to Wales with great spoil. 1552:
ASC 465. Her Hengest & Æsc gefuhton uuiþ Walas neah Wippedesfleote & þær .xii. wilisce aldormenn ofslogon, & hiera þegn an þær wearþ ofslægen, þam wæs noma Wipped.
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ASC 571.Her Cuþwulf feaht wiþ Bretwalas æt Bedcan forda. & .iiii. tunas genom, Lygeanburg. & Ægelesburg. Benningtun. & Egonesham. & þy ilcan geare he gefor.
182:, a sixth-century cleric, for his early dates and historians have found Gildas unreliable where dates were concerned. Bede's work was widely read among the literate in the 1610:
ASC 508.Her Cerdic & Cynric ofslogon ænne Brettisccyning, þam was nama Natanleod, & .v. þusendu wera mid him. Æfter was þæt lond nemned Natanleaga oþ Cerdicesford.
936:, between a Northumbrian army and a Welsh army: heavy Welsh casualties, and their defeat severed the land connection between Wales and the Celts of northwest Britain. 1817:
Snyder. The Britons. p. 123.; Jones.The End of Roman Britain. pp. 44–45.; Morris. Dark Age Dates. p. 154.; Michael Wood. The Domesday Quest. p. 64.;
1931: 1818: 1692:
ASC 710..... & þam ylcan geare feaht Beorhtfrið ealdorman wið Pehtas betwux Hæfe & Cære, & Ine & Nun his mæg gefuhton wið Gerente Weala cyninge,
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and submitted to them, and afterwards went to and killed their king Gruffudd, and brought Harold his head, and he set another king for it.
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ASC 477. Her cuom Ælle on Bretenlond & his .iii. suna, Cymen & Wlencing & Cissa, mid .iii. scipum on þa stowe þe is nemned
2577: 1951:
When Aella and his three sons land from three ships on a beach named after one of the sons, we are reading legend rather than history.
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fought against Britons in the place that is named Fethanleag and Cutha was slain, and Ceawlin took many settlements and countless war-
174: 1592:
ASC 491.Her Ælle & Cissa ymbsæton Andredescester & ofslogon alle þa þe þærinne eardedon; ne wearþ þær forþon an Bret to lafe.
2527: 2506: 2485: 2421: 2349: 2328: 2288: 2246: 2227: 2194: 1886: 1561:
ASC 473. Her Hengest & Æsc gefuhton wiþ Walas & genamon unarimedlico herereaf, & þa Walas flugon þa Englan swa þær fyr.
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c. 520: Saxons took control of Sussex, Kent, East Anglia and part of Yorkshire, West Saxons founded a Kingdom in Hampshire under
1742: 795: 1056: 427: 327: 694:
fought against Britons and they slew 3 kings: Coinmail & Condidan & Farinmail, in the place which is called
2567: 1312: 862: 944: 955: 940: 904: 715: 468: 345: 2093: 1023:(alias Battle of Maes Cogwy), in which Oswald king of the Northmen and Eawa king of the Celtic Mercians fell. 17: 832: 438: 1574:, & þær ofslogon monige Wealas & sume on fleame bedrifon on þone wudu þe is genemned Andredesleage. 460:
came to Britain and his 3 sons Cymen & Wlencing & Cissa, with 3 ships to the place which is named
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suggests that Fethanleag could possibly be Fretherne, Gloucestershire another possible place according to
1411: 1345: 1324: 537:
501: (Here Port and his 2 sons Bieda and Mægla came to Britain with 2 ships to the place which is called
1510: 1044: 1009: 994: 599: 352: 251: 191: 52: 1648:
ASC 614.Her Cynegils & Cuichelm gefuhton on Beandune, & ofslogon .ii. þusendo Wala & .lxvi.
844: 1855:
Alfred the Great. Asser.(2004) pp. 275–281. - Discussion of sources, authors, dates and accuracy
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ASC 813.... & þy geare gehergade Ecgbryht cyning on West Walas from easteweardum oþ westewearde.
464:, and there slew many Welsh & drove some in flight into the wood which is called Andredesleag .) 2153: 1747: 1127: 1111: 719: 671: 648: 592: 385: 334: 183: 47: 1927: 1752: 1483: 1428: 1341: 1296: 1180: 1160: 1146: 1060: 858: 625: 602:. The West Saxons are said to have defeated the Britons at Barbury Castle Hill Fort near Swindon. 408: 324: 2303: 2544: 2523: 2502: 2481: 2462: 2440: 2417: 2366: 2345: 2324: 2284: 2242: 2223: 2190: 2186: 2167: 1882: 1070: 1067: 1048: 1033: 933: 273: 222: 400:, and his brother Horsa was slain; and after that Hengest took the throne with Æsc, his son.) 240: 2381: 2307: 2257: 2019: 2015: 1757: 1460: 1337: 1308: 1236: 1134: 1037: 912: 743: 711: 663: 294: 235: 216: 57: 1679: 1432: 1138: 1052: 878: 840: 825: 818: 747: 637: 614: 512: 490: 479: 475: 457: 341: 82: 74: 36: 2256:
Morgan, Kathleen; Smith, Brian S (1972). Elrington, C R; Herbert, N M; Pugh, R B (eds.).
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Gildas says that it is Saxons who come over to fight the Picts and settle, whereas Bede,
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1059: Macht, son of Harold, came to Wales with a great army in his train; and the Prince
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besieged Andredescester and slew all who dwelt therein; no Briton was left afterwards.)
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as "a product of the West Saxon court... concerned with glorifying the royal ancestry of
226:. Many of the dates from the fourth, fifth, and sixth century are points of contention. 2161: 1394: 1390: 1386: 1320: 1142: 908: 874: 836: 707: 519: 359: 306: 43: 843:
on a mission to convert the Anglo-Saxons to Christianity, under the patronage of King
381:(The name Vortigern may mean "Great King" rather than being a lifelong personal name.) 50:, as a 'weaver' compiler of history, and the archaeologist Martin Welch described the 2561: 1316: 1200: 1119: 948: 298: 2401:
Morris, John (1985) . "Dark Age Dates". In Michael Jarrett and Brian Dobson (ed.).
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refuses a call for help from Britain, tells the cities to look to their own defence
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590: Elmet joined an alliance of British kingdoms against the expanding Angles of
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A History of the County of Gloucester: Volume 10: Westbury and Whitstone Hundreds
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both with land-army and ship-army, and conquered that land; and that people gave
2311: 2027: 1514: 1398: 1082: 979: 893: 703: 675: 498: 302: 301:: raiders, Roman armies recruited from among German tribes, some settlers (The 2299: 2205: 2149: 2023: 1571: 1074: 866: 727: 699: 538: 531: 461: 32: 31:
is concerned with the period of history from just before the departure of the
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had driven him out, and taken his kingdom, because he abandoned his sister.)
2432: 1289: 1251: 967: 963: 886: 633: 606: 556: 523: 397: 366: 1492:
1068: Some of the Saxons sought protection from the Normans in Powys then..
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was murdered. A feud broke out between two of this alliance's key members.
2000: 1976:
The Harper Encyclopedia of Military History From 3500 B.C. to the Present
1911: 1304: 1275: 1240: 1212: 1093: 923: 919: 882: 870: 799: 780: 754: 687: 652: 585: 581: 412: 1472: 1261: 1219: 1208: 1078: 971: 773: 691: 656: 641: 629: 450: 389: 68:
Constructing a chronology of the early Anglo-Saxon period, and how the
1464: 1373: 1153: 1106:
710: (... and in the same year ealdorman Beorhtfrith fought against
1002: 987: 975: 758: 723: 695: 683: 679: 667: 610: 567: 560: 552: 548: 527: 471:(Here Ælle fought against Welsh near the margin of Mearcrædesburna .) 431: 420: 370: 356: 179: 1902:(Britain) for Brettia or Brittia, which is a place in southern Italy 1518: 1145:, the battle of Garth Maelog, the battle of Pencon among the south 1509:
The Timeline was constructed using the following extracts from the
1912:
Butler, Rev. Alban, "St. Germanus, Bishop of Auxerre, Confessor",
1468: 1279: 1265: 1247: 1123: 1086: 983: 900: 814: 810: 784: 710:. ): These entries seem to show that the Britons' defences in the 393: 1978:, Fourth Edition (New York: HarperCollins Publishers, 1993), 193. 1583:
ASC 485. Her Ælle gefeaht wiþ Walas neah Mearcrædesburnan stæðe.
1991:, Eighth Edition (New York: Houghton Mifflin Company, 2001), 31. 1436: 1288:
823: (825 : Here was a fight of Welsh/Britons men of Devon at
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established by Angles taking over part of a British area called
446: 416: 404: 377:, who were raiding the east coast, and allows them to settle on 374: 262: 187: 163: 396:
fought against Vortigern the king, in the place that is called
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The following is an outline of some events recorded in Bede's
2086:"Wolverhampton City Council - Anniversary of historic battle" 1676:
ASC 682. On þissum geare Centwine gefliemde Bretwealas oþ sę.
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ended, and the Saxons obliterated the British Watling Street
283:= Dates and events that are contentious or subject to debate. 1778:
Gransden. Historical Writing. Ch. 1. Gildas and Nennius
430:, Death of all British kings, Begin of violent land grab by 1719:
ASC 823.Her wæs Wala gefeoht & Defna æt Gafulforda. ...
1149:, and the Britons were the victors in those three battles." 746:
took land from the Britons, thus establishing or enlarging
1701:
ASC 794.Her Adrianus papa & Offa cyning forþferdon ...
1207:: 797: Offa king of the Mercians and Maredudd king of the 195:
they were looking for new places to settle down and farm.
1315:. Then he heard and with an army fought against them at 1278:
is destroyed by the Saxons and they took the kingdom of
559:, and 5000 men with him. Afterwards that land was named 2338:
Henry of Huntingdon (1996). Greenway, Diana E. (ed.).
1431:, fought in Essex on 18 October between the armies of 1193:
784: The devastation of Britain by Offa in the summer
1159:
760: A battle between the Britons and the Saxons, the
929:
616: Autumn – Northumbria invaded and conquered Elmet.
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likely caused a great famine and thus population loss.
42:
The information is mainly derived from annals and the
1846:
Bede. Ecclesiastical History. Farmer Ed. p. 24.
1657:
ASC 642.Her Oswald Norþanhymbra cyning ofslægen wæs.
415:
and there slew 4,000 men, and the Britons abandoned
1063:
was allied with Penda but stayed out of the battle.
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leads Romano-Britons to victory over Saxon raiders.
2016:A History of the County of Gloucestershire vol.10. 1517:form. For a more complete version and explanation 926:fought together at Beandun, and slew 2,066 Welsh.) 659:: Briton fought Briton and weakened their numbers. 2219:The Celtic Revolution: Study in Anti-imperialism 2183:Bede:Ecclesiastical History of the English People 1307:and they joined them, and were fighting against 453:, and the Welsh fled from the English like fire.) 348:for the strategic situation resulting afterwards. 541:and slew a young British man, a very noble man. 2156:. Commissioned in the reign of Alfred the Great 2109:Wood. In search of the Dark Ages.pp. 146 - 147. 1152:Before 730: Northumbria annexed the kingdom of 2210:s:Ecclesiastical History of the English People 1864:J. Campbell, 'The Lost Centuries: 400–600' in 2341:Historia Anglorum: the history of the English 1303:835: (838 : Here a great ship-army came to 1169:778: The devastation of the South Britons by 362:) for the Roman army to come back to Britain. 18:Timeline of Anglo-Saxon settlement in Britain 8: 2020:A History of the County of Oxford: Volume 6. 1837:Gransden. Historical Writing. pp. 11–23 1833: 1831: 776:, and in anger he returned to his own land.) 449:fought against Welsh and took countless war- 293:360 and after, and perhaps before: various 169:Ecclesiastical History of the English People 162:Much of the dating of the period comes from 151: 143: 135: 127: 119: 111: 103: 95: 2386:A History of the County of Oxford: Volume 6 2320:Historical Writing in England c 550 - c1307 1774: 1772: 714:collapsed, and the peace that followed the 511:c. 500: Average of suggested dates for the 29:Timeline of conflict in Anglo-Saxon Britain 2105: 2103: 340:c. 430 to 520: The range of dates for the 1868:. ed. J. Campbell, et al.) pp. 20–44 1812: 1810: 1246:816: ... Saxons invaded the mountains of 2365:. Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press. 2237:Campbell, J. (1982). J. Campbell (ed.). 2212:. (1903). Translation based on L.C. Jane 2066:Mercia and the Making of England. p. 107 1372:927: Athelstan evicted the Cornish from 605:About 560: Saxons conquered all of east 79: 35:, in the 4th century, to just after the 2075:Mercia and the Making of England. p. 84 1768: 1527: 1235:813: (815 : ... and in this year king 1163:, in which Dyfnwal son of Tewdwr dies. 722:and united their areas and overran the 2160:Asser (2004). Keyne Lapidge tr (ed.). 1077:, and drove them in flight as far as 1005:: Northumbria expels the Gwynedd army. 1001:: 631, Cantscaul) about 6 miles NW of 794:592: West Saxons were defeated in the 628:at Bedcanford and took 4 settlements: 1974:R. Ernest Dupuy and Trevor N. Dupuy, 1081:; this was fought after he came from 892:c. 604: Deira and Bernicia united as 869:: An army from the Celtic kingdom of 7: 1678:On the Parker MS it was 682. On the 990:temporarily returned to Celtic rule. 847:, reputedly a descendant of Hengest. 805:596: Angles defeated an alliance of 555:slew a British king, whose name was 530:coastal areas, particularly around 355:" - A last appeal (possibly to the 2388:. Institute of Historical Research 2264:. Institute of Historical Research 2258:"Fretherne and Saul: Introduction" 2038:Stenton. The Age of Arthur.p.299. 373:to come and help them against the 175:De Excidio et Conquestu Britanniae 25: 2181:Bede (1990). Farmer, D.H. (ed.). 1319:and there put to flight both the 1085:. He was there 3 years in exile. 575:extreme weather events of 535–536 379:"The eastern side of the island." 297:(Alemanni, Saxons, etc.) came to 186:, and his dates were used by the 2478:Mercia and the Making of England 2298: 2216:Berresford Ellis, Peter (1985). 2204: 2148: 1949:Welch.Anglo-Saxon England p.9.- 1404:937: Æthelstan's victory at the 1381:Æthelstan's invasion of Scotland 1096:chased the Britons into the sea. 1012:king of Northumbria was slain) 644:. And in the same year he died.) 2573:Conflict in Anglo-Saxon England 2431:Snyder, Christopher A. (2003). 2306:. (1848). Translation based on 1819:Bede.EH. Book 1. Ch. 15–16 1743:Anglo-Saxon invasion of Britain 624:: Here Cuthwulf fought against 2277:Esmonde Cleary, A. S. (1991). 1879:The Anglo-Saxon Age c.400-1042 1414:was laid waste by the Saxons. 1014:This may be the same battle as 915:where Elmet's king's seat was. 824:Afterwards: The British king, 789:History of Yorkshire#Sub-Roman 1: 2416:. Cornwall Editions Limited. 1989:The Making of England to 1399 1513:, they are in their original 1340:defeated the remnants of the 411:in the place which is called 2380:Lobel, Mary D., ed. (1959). 932:616: Likeliest date for the 595:caused much population loss. 428:Treachery of the Long Knives 419:and with great fear fled to 2280:The ending of Roman Britain 1936:suggests that it is Angles 1187:, and Offa took the town." 873:fell in battle against the 753:c. 584: The Kingdom of the 609:and the British kingdom of 2594: 2540:In Search of the Dark Ages 2359:Jones, Michael E. (1998). 2317:Gransden, Antonia (1974). 2054:Kirkcaldy Burgh and Schyre 1479:(Peterborough manuscript). 1199:794: (796 : In this year 445:473: (Here Hengest & 403:457: (Here Hengest & 166:(672/673–735), who in his 87: 2578:British history timelines 2051:Macbean, Lachlan (1924), 2002:The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle 1881:, London: Longman, 1973, 1389:set the boundary between 1376:and refortified the city. 1222:is killed by the Saxons. 1051:defeated and killed King 949:Æthelfrith of Northumbria 563:as far as Cerdicesford .) 190:who compiled the various 91: 2362:The End of Roman Britain 2090:www.wolverhampton.gov.uk 1282:into their own control. 1130:king of Welsh ... ) ... 956:Battle of Hatfield Chase 941:Battle of the River Idle 716:Battle of Mons Badonicus 613:, and there established 491:Battle of Mons Badonicus 469:Battle of Mercredesburne 81:Suggested dates for the 2410:Payton, Philip (1982). 2154:s:Anglo-Saxon Chronicle 1928:The Ruin of Britain 23. 1914:The Lives of the Saints 1211:die, and the battle of 833:Augustine of Canterbury 735:along the ridge of the 439:Battle of Wippedesfleot 239:" (English translation 2537:Wood, Michael (2005). 2516:Wood, Michael (1985). 2454:Stenton, F.M. (1971). 2382:"Parishes: Stoke Lyne" 1435:(King of England) and 1346:The Battle of Edington 1133:722: According to the 1092:682: This year also, 978:attacked and defeated 945:Rædwald of East Anglia 796:Battle of Woden's Burg 485:c. 497: Defeat of the 310: 204:Ecclesiastical History 192:Anglo-Saxon Chronicles 2439:. Oxford: Blackwell. 2323:. London: Routledge. 2304:s:The Ruin of Britain 2283:. London: Routledge. 2124:The Celtic Revolution 1987:C. Warren Hollister, 1963:From Caesar to Arthur 1511:Anglo-Saxon Chronicle 1463:and his brother Earl 1274:822: The fortress of 1218:798: Caradog king of 1203:and king Offa die.) ( 1045:Battle of the Winwaed 995:Battle of Heavenfield 600:Battle of Beran Byrig 353:Groans of the Britons 346:effects of the battle 252:Anglo-Saxon Chronicle 208:Anglo-Saxon Chronicle 53:Anglo-Saxon Chronicle 39:in the 11th century. 2501:. English Heritage. 2495:Welch, M.G. (1992). 2476:Walker, Ian (2000). 1453:dates this as 1063) 1406:Battle of Brunanburh 1071:fought against Welsh 1057:Cadafael ap Cynfeddw 1021:Battle of Maserfield 962:: 630, Meigen) near 943:– major victory for 911:, north and west of 766:Battle of Fethanleag 698:, and took 3 towns: 622:Battle of Bedcanford 184:Anglo-Saxon kingdoms 2498:Anglo-Saxon England 2457:Anglo-Saxon England 2413:Cornwall: A History 2241:. London: Penguin. 2189:. London: Penguin. 2166:. Penguin Classic. 1802:Anglo-Saxon England 1748:Anglo-Saxon England 1250:and the kingdom of 1243:from east to west.) 1183:and Offa fought at 768:: Here Ceawlin and 649:Battle of Arfderydd 573:535 & 536: The 386:Battle of Aylesford 335:Germanus of Auxerre 323:410 : Emperor 85: 48:Henry of Huntingdon 2519:The Domesday Quest 2480:. Stroud: Sutton. 2222:. 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Index

Timeline of Anglo-Saxon settlement in Britain
Roman Army
Norman Conquest
Venerable Bede
Henry of Huntingdon
Anglo-Saxon Chronicle
Alfred the Great
Anglo-Saxons
Battle of Badon
Battle of Badon
Bede
Ecclesiastical History of the English People
De Excidio et Conquestu Britanniae
Gildas
Anglo-Saxon kingdoms
monks
Anglo-Saxon Chronicles
Annales Cambriae
Brut y Tywysogion
Annales Cambriae
at this link
Anglo-Saxon Chronicle
Bede
Brut y Tywysogion
Germanic peoples
Roman Britain
Saxon Shore
Latin
Honorius
refuses a call for help from Britain, tells the cities to look to their own defence

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