Battle of Maserfield
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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, dea
A twelfth-century painting of St Oswald, killed at Maserfield, in Durham Cathedral
Battle of the Winwaed
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The Battle of the Winwaed was fought on 15 November 655 between King Penda of Mercia and Oswiu of Bernicia, ending in the Mercians' defeat and Penda's death. According to Bede, the battle marked the e
Battle of Maserfield
…brother Oswiu. Thus the battle led to the internal weakening and fracturing of the Northumbrian kingdom, a situation which lasted until after the Battle of the Winwaed, despite Oswine's murder on the orders of Oswiu in 651. According to Frank Stenton, Maserfield left Penda as "the most formidable king in England". He…
Stained glass window from the cloister of Worcester Cathedral showing the death of Penda of Mercia