Event: Battle, Killing/murder
Edwin 2
.killing of five kings (
Anonymi 1306
) and many West Saxons (
Anonymi 1305
)
Asserted in:
ASC (E)
626 E
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Scholarly Info
Description
[
Edwin 2
] there [sc. amongst the West Saxons (
Anonymi 1305
)] felled five kings (
Anonymi 1307
) and slew much of that people (
Anonymi 1305
).
Year
626
Primary Source Info
Original Text
... afylde þær .v. ciningas 7 þæas folces mycel ofsloh.
Date from Source
After
Edwin 2
had promised
Paulinus 1
he would give his daughter (
Eanflæd 1
) to God if he could destroy his enemy (sc.
Cwichelm 1
): 626 E
Persons associated with this Event:
Agent
:
Edwin 2
(
King of the Northumbrians, 616-633
)
Recipient
:
Anonymi 1307
(
Five kings killed by
Edwin 2
in 626
)
Recipient
:
Anonymi 1305
(
West Saxons, some of whom were killed by
Edwin 2
in 626
)