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Early Medieval

Battle of Maserfelth — Penda Kills Oswald 642

642
Shropshire, England
Era
Early Medieval
Battle Type
Pitched Battle
Location
Shropshire, England
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Defeated
Oswald of Northumbria
Forces
Northumbria under Oswald
VS
Victor
Penda of Mercia and Welsh allies
Forces
Mercia and Powys Welsh allies
Outcome
Penda and Welsh allies victorious; Oswald killed and martyred
The Battle

History & Significance

Mercian king Penda, allied with Welsh forces under Cynddylan of Powys, defeats and kills Northumbrian king Oswald near Oswestry. Oswald is dismembered and becomes a martyr. The battle secured Mercian-Welsh cooperation against Northumbrian expansion.

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Scheduled Monuments near Battle of Maserfelth — Penda Kills Oswald 642

Charlcotte furnace
Scheduled monument · ~0.3 miles
Ringwork and former field boundary banks 110m west of St Michael's Church
Scheduled monument · ~1 miles
Stottesdon Bridge 1/3 mile (540m) N of Prescott Mill
Scheduled monument · ~2.9 miles
Medieval cross in St Giles' churchyard
Scheduled monument · ~3.4 miles
Silvington Manor double moated site
Scheduled monument · ~3.7 miles
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