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Early Medieval

Possible Arthurian battle - Badbury Rings

500
Dorset, England
Also known as: Mons Badonicus (candidate)
Era
Early Medieval
Battle Type
Pitched Battle
Location
Dorset, England
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Defeated
Anglo-Saxons
Forces
c.2,000–5,000 Anglo-Saxons; proposed Badon Hill site.
VS
Victor
Britons (possible)
Forces
c.2,000–5,000 Britons
Outcome
The Britons achieved a decisive victory, temporarily halting Anglo-Saxon westward expansion and preserving Romano-British culture in parts of southern Britain, though the repercussions would be temporary and eventually reversed.
The Battle

History & Significance

Possible site of Mons Badonicus; major Iron Age hillfort

Questions & Answers

Frequently Asked Questions

Protected heritage nearby

Scheduled Monuments near Possible Arthurian battle - Badbury Rings

Romano-British settlement SW of Badbury Rings
Scheduled monument · ~1.7 miles
Earth circles S of King Down
Scheduled monument · ~1.8 miles
Roman fort at Crab Farm
Scheduled monument · ~2.3 miles
Site of the medieval manor house and associated buildings of Kingston Lacy
Scheduled monument · ~2.7 miles
Bowl barrow 550m north east of Field Dairy Farm
Scheduled monument · ~3.2 miles
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