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Early Medieval

Norse Raid on Llandaff 1022

1022
Wales
Also known as: Viking attack Llandaff 1022 · Danes raid Cardiff area 1022
Era
Early Medieval
Battle Type
Skirmish
Location
Wales
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Defeated
Llandaff church community
Forces
Llandaff clergy: c.50–150. Ecclesiastical raid.
VS
Victor
Norse raiders
Forces
Norse raiders: c.200–500
Outcome
Cathedral plundered; Bishop Berthwyn captured
The Battle

History & Significance

The Norse capture of the Bishop of Llandaff in 1022 for ransom was one of the last major Viking ecclesiastical raids on Wales and showed that Norse piracy persisted even after Cnut established order in England.

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Protected heritage nearby

Scheduled Monuments near Norse Raid on Llandaff 1022

Llandaff Cathedral Bell Tower
Scheduled monument · Medieval · ~0.3 miles
Cross in Llandaff Cathedral
Scheduled monument · Early Medieval · ~0.3 miles
Old Bishop's Palace, Llandaff
Scheduled monument · Medieval · ~0.4 miles
Melingriffith Water Pump
Scheduled monument · Post Medieval/Modern · ~1.1 miles
Cooking Mound East of Taff Terrace
Scheduled monument · Prehistoric · ~1.5 miles
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