Event: Battle, Conquest
Offa 7
.defeating
Cynewulf 4
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Scholarly Info
Description
Offa 7
defeated
Cynewulf 4
in a battle near the village of Besington and took over most of the West Saxon territories.
Primary Source Info
Persons associated with this Event:
Agent
:
Offa 7
(
King of the Mercians, 757-796
)
Recipient
:
Cynewulf 4
(
King of the West Saxons, 757-786
)
Locations associated with this Event:
: (
Villa
), now
Bensington (=Benson), Oxfordshire