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Early Medieval

Aethelwulf of Wessex Campaigns in Mercia 853

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Powys, Wales
Also known as: West Saxon-Mercian alliance against Wales 853
Era
Early Medieval
Battle Type
Skirmish
Location
Powys, Wales
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Defeated
Welsh kingdoms
Forces
Welsh kingdoms
VS
Victor
Wessex and Mercia allied
Forces
Combined West Saxon and Mercian army
Outcome
Angle and Saxon forces together ravaged Wales; Burgred of Mercia secured his frontier
The Battle

History & Significance

Aethelwulf of Wessex allied with Burgred of Mercia to campaign in Wales in 853, reducing Gwynedd to submission. The alliance was cemented by Burgred marrying Aethelwulf daughter Aethelswith. This cooperation between Wessex and Mercia showed that the two kingdoms had reached a stable relationship after the turbulence of the 820s.

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Scheduled Monuments near Aethelwulf of Wessex Campaigns in Mercia 853

Forden Gaer Roman Site
Scheduled monument · Roman · ~1.7 miles
Blackwood Enclosure
Scheduled monument · Prehistoric · ~2.1 miles
Camp 230m SE of Waen Heilyn (revealed by aerial photography)
Scheduled monument · Prehistoric · ~2.3 miles
Hen Domen Mound & Bailey Castle
Scheduled monument · Medieval · ~2.4 miles
Hen Domen Pre-Conquest Fields
Scheduled monument · Early Medieval · ~2.4 miles
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