BattlefieldsBattle of the Erne — Pict vs Pict Internal Conflict c.782
Early Medieval

Battle of the Erne — Pict vs Pict Internal Conflict c.782

782
Scotland
Era
Early Medieval
Battle Type
Pitched Battle
Location
Scotland
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Forces
Not recorded in historical accounts
Forces
Pictish southern kindreds
VS
Victor
Not recorded in historical accounts
Forces
Pictish northern kindreds
Outcome
Indeterminate — internal Pictish settlement reached after bloodshed
The Battle

History & Significance

Internal Pictish conflict near the River Earn under one of the disputed Pictish kings between Oengus II and Constantine I period; faction battles between the kindreds of Ce and Circinn weakened Pictish unity

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