Northumbrian king Ecgfrith (who would die at Dunnichen six years later) was defeated on the Trent by Mercia. His brother Aelfwine was killed — the first recorded royal casualty in an inter-kingdom English battle. Archbishop Theodore of Canterbury successfully mediated the peace, showing the growing importance of the Church in secular politics.
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