One of the most famous battles of the Old North — the Hen Ogledd. Gwenddoleu ap Ceidio, a pagan British chieftain, was defeated and killed by Christian Britons. His bard Myrddin went mad with grief and wandered in the Caledonian Forest — this is the historical kernel of the Merlin legend. The battle represents the last struggle between paganism and Christianity among the Britons of southern Scotland.
c.1,000–2,000 per side; famous Old North battle in Hen Ogledd.
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