King Ecgfrith of Northumbria — who would meet his end at the Battle of Dunnichen (Nechtansmere) six years later — was defeated on the Trent by the Mercian king Aethelred. Ecgfrith's brother Aelfwine was killed — one of the first named royal casualties in an inter-English-kingdom battle. Archbishop Theodore of Canterbury successfully negotiated peace, marking the growing role of the Church in English politics. Mercia's hold on the Midlands was confirmed.
Aelfwine of Northumbria killed
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