BattlefieldsBattle of Fethanleag
Early Medieval

Battle of Fethanleag

584
Berkshire, England
Era
Early Medieval
Battle Type
Pitched Battle
Location
Berkshire, England
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Defeated
British (Welsh)
Forces
c.1,000–2,000 Britons; Midlands conquest.
VS
Victor
Angles / Ceawlin of Wessex
Forces
c.1,000–2,000 Wessex
Outcome
Anglo-Saxon victory; expansion into the Midlands continued
The Battle

History & Significance

One of the battles of the Anglo-Saxon conquest of the Midlands. Ceawlin of Wessex pushed west against British resistance. The location is uncertain but likely in Oxfordshire or the western Midlands. Part of the slow, grinding displacement of the Romano-British population westward into Wales.

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