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Early Medieval

Gruffudd ap Llywelyn Kills Eadwine at Rhyd y Groes 1039

1039
Carmarthenshire, Wales
Era
Early Medieval
Battle Type
Pitched Battle
Location
Carmarthenshire, Wales
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Defeated
Eadwine of Mercia
Forces
Mercian English under Eadwine
VS
Victor
Gruffudd ap Llywelyn
Forces
Welsh under Gruffudd ap Llywelyn
Outcome
Major Welsh victory; Eadwine and Mercian army destroyed at the ford
The Battle

History & Significance

Gruffudd ap Llywelyn ambushes and destroys a Mercian army at the ford of Rhyd y Groes on the Severn, killing Eadwine brother-in-law of Earl Leofric and brother of Lady Godiva along with many Mercian thegns. A decisive Welsh victory that announced Gruffudd as the dominant force in Welsh politics.

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