Event: BattlePenda 1.attack with army (Anonymi 1101) on Oswiu 1

Persons associated with this Event:

• Agent:   Penda 1 (King of the Mercians, 626/632-655) : Penda 1 attacked Oswiu 1's kingdom and killed young and old (Anonymi 1102). When he saw the flight and massacre of his men (Anonymi 1101), Penda 1 tried in vain to escape death by flight.
• Participant:   Anonymi 1101 (Thirty thousand warriors of King Penda 1) : Thirty thousand men (Anonymi 1101) attacked the kingdom of Oswiu 1.
• Participant:   Anonymi 646 (Thirty royal 'duces' who came to Penda 1's help in the battle of the River Winwęd) : Penda 1 appointed thirty duces (Anonymi 646) for a like number of divisions.
• Recipient:   Oswiu 1 (King of the Bernicians, 642-; of the Northumbrians, 651-675) : Oswiu 1 prayed to God and then, selecting only three thousand men (Anonymi 1103), he attacked and massacred the enemy (Anonymi 1101), who took flight.
• Recipient:   Anonymi 1102 (Those killed by Penda 1) : Children, the young and the old (Anonymi 1102) were killed by Penda 1.
• Participant:   Anonymi 1103 (Men of King [Oswiu 1]) : Three thousand men (Anonymi 1103) were selected by Oswiu 1 to fight Penda 1. After Anonymi 1101 fled and were massacred, everywhere the men seized booty.