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Early Medieval

Northumbrian Conquest of Rheged

617
Cumberland, England
Era
Early Medieval
Battle Type
Pitched Battle
Location
Cumberland, England
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Defeated
Kingdom of Rheged
Forces
c. 1,000–2,000 Rheged; conquest of last major British kingdom.
VS
Victor
Northumbria (Edwin)
Forces
c. 1,500–3,000 Northumbrians
Outcome
Rheged absorbed into Northumbria; Cumbria becomes Northumbrian territory
The Battle

History & Significance

The Northumbrian conquest ended the last major post-Roman British kingdom in northwest England, incorporating Cumbria into the growing Anglian kingdom.

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Protected heritage nearby

Scheduled Monuments near Northumbrian Conquest of Rheged

Selside Pike round cairn
Scheduled monument · ~0.7 miles
Castle Crag slight univallate hillfort
Scheduled monument · ~1 miles
Romano-British farmstead 800m north-east of High House
Scheduled monument · ~2.2 miles
Round cairn on High Raise
Scheduled monument · ~2.3 miles
Round cairn west of enclosure on Four Stones Hill
Scheduled monument · ~2.7 miles
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