BattlefieldsBattle of Coed y Clwyd
Early Medieval

Battle of Coed y Clwyd

605
Denbighshire, Wales
Also known as: Battle of the Forest of Clwyd · Aethelfrith raids on Wales c.605
Era
Early Medieval
Battle Type
Skirmish
Location
Denbighshire, Wales
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Defeated
Welsh (Gwynedd / Powys)
Forces
c. 500–1,000 Welsh; raiding campaign.
VS
Victor
Northumbria (Aethelfrith)
Forces
c. 500–1,000 Northumbrians
Outcome
Northumbrian raid into north Wales; Welsh forces harassed
The Battle

History & Significance

A series of raids and skirmishes in the Clwyd valley area by the aggressive Northumbrian king Aethelfrith in the period before the great Battle of Chester (616). Place-name and chronicle evidence suggests repeated Northumbrian incursions into north-east Wales in this period. Location is estimated within Aethelfrith's known raiding range. Confidence is low as specific chronicle evidence is thin.

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