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Early Medieval

Gododdin Muster at Edinburgh Rock before Catraeth c.598

598
Alba / Scotland, Scotland
Era
Early Medieval
Battle Type
Pitched Battle
Location
Alba / Scotland, Scotland
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Forces
Not recorded in historical accounts
Forces
Catraeth enemies
VS
Victor
Not recorded in historical accounts
Forces
Gododdin c.300 warriors
Outcome
Muster completed; force marched south to destruction at Catraeth
The Battle

History & Significance

Mynyddawg Mwynfawr assembled 300 war-band members at Din Eidyn (Edinburgh) before the disastrous raid on Catraeth; critical context for the poem Y Gododdin and the last great Brittonic offensive

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