BattlefieldsNorse Sack of Bangor-on-Dee 918
Early Medieval

Norse Sack of Bangor-on-Dee 918

918
Flintshire, Wales
Era
Early Medieval
Battle Type
Pitched Battle
Location
Flintshire, Wales
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Defeated
Bangor-on-Dee monastic community
Forces
north-east Wales monastic community
VS
Victor
Wirral Norse raiders
Forces
Wirral Norse raiders
Outcome
Bangor-on-Dee raided; monastic community disrupted; Norse withdrew to Wirral
The Battle

History & Significance

Norse forces operating from their Wirral base raided inland into Flintshire and Denbighshire around 918, striking at the monastery of Bangor-on-Dee. The Norse settlement on the Wirral established after the expulsion from Dublin in 902 became a base for raids into north-east Wales and Mercia. The monastery at Bangor-on-Dee was a significant ecclesiastical centre that attracted Norse raiders seeking portable wealth.

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