BattlefieldsBattle of Pen 658
Early Medieval

Battle of Pen 658

658
England
Era
Early Medieval
Battle Type
Pitched Battle
Location
England
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Defeated
Britons of Dumnonia
Forces
Britons of Dumnonia
VS
Victor
Cenwalh of Wessex
Forces
Cenwalh of Wessex
Outcome
Britons driven back to the Parrett; West Saxon settlement of Somerset accelerated
The Battle

History & Significance

Cenwalh of Wessex defeated the Britons at Pen near Penselwood and drove them to the River Parrett, a decisive step in the West Saxon conquest of Somerset and the reduction of Dumnonian power east of the Parrett.

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