BattlefieldsBleddyn ap Cynfyn Border Raids into England 1070
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Bleddyn ap Cynfyn Border Raids into England 1070

1070
Shropshire, England
Era
Medieval
Battle Type
Pitched Battle
Location
Shropshire, England
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Defeated
Norman Marcher settlements
Forces
Norman Marcher settlements
VS
Victor
Bleddyn ap Cynfyn
Forces
Bleddyn ap Cynfyn Welsh forces
Outcome
Welsh raids caused significant damage to Norman Marcher settlements; border area destabilised during English revolt
The Battle

History & Significance

Bleddyn ap Cynfyn, King of Gwynedd and Powys, conducted raids into the English border counties in 1070 to exploit the chaos of the Harrying of the North and the 1069 rebellion. His raids into Shropshire and Herefordshire represented coordinated Welsh pressure on the Norman frontier at its most vulnerable moment and were linked to the broader Edric the Wild resistance in the same border zone.

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