Cadwallon ap Cadfan of Gwynedd was the most successful Welsh military leader of the early medieval period — he killed two Northumbrian kings, including the saint-king Edwin, and ravaged Northumbria for a year. He was eventually run down by Oswiu at the River Rowley (near Hexham, Northumberland). However, earlier annals suggest a battle at Meigen (possibly near Wrexham or on the Dee) in his campaigns. Location is disputed; this entry represents the Welsh tradition of the engagement. Bede records his death at Rowley Burn (Northumberland) but Welsh sources locate earlier fights in the Dee valley.
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