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Early Medieval

Aethelbald of Mercia Subjugates Wessex 733 to 740

733–740
Oxfordshire, England
Also known as: Mercian dominance of Wessex under Aethelbald
Era
Early Medieval
Battle Type
Skirmish
Location
Oxfordshire, England
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Defeated
Wessex
Forces
subordinated West Saxon kingdom
VS
Victor
Mercia (Aethelbald)
Forces
Mercian army projecting power south
Outcome
Bede wrote in 731 that all provinces south of the Humber were subject to Aethelbald; Wessex effectively a Mercian dependency
The Battle

History & Significance

Aethelbald reached the peak of Mercian power in the 730s. Bede writing in 731 described him as holding dominion over all the provinces south of the Humber. West Saxon documents from this period show Aethelbald confirming grants in Wessex. This hegemony was enforced by repeated military demonstrations along the Mercian-West Saxon border.

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Scheduled Monuments near Aethelbald of Mercia Subjugates Wessex 733 to 740

Bowl barrow 330m north west of Lodge Park
Scheduled monument · ~0.8 miles
Lodge Park long barrow
Scheduled monument · ~0.8 miles
Long barrow 800m north east of Oldwalls Farm
Scheduled monument · ~1.3 miles
Bowl barrow 250m west of Woeful Lake Farm
Scheduled monument · ~1.5 miles
Wayside cross socket stone 125m NNW of Kilkenny Cottages
Scheduled monument · ~1.7 miles
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