Battle of Cefn Digoll explained

Conflict:Battle of Cefn Digoll
Date:c.630
Place:Long Mountain near Welshpool, Wales
Coordinates:52.65°N -7°W
Result:Gwynedd-Mercian victory
Territory:Northumbrian domination of Gwynedd ended
Combatant1:Kingdom of Gwynedd
Kingdom of Mercia
Combatant2:Kingdom of Northumbria
Commander1:Cadwallon ap Cadfan
Penda of Mercia
Commander2:Edwin of Northumbria
Strength1:Unknown
Strength2:Unknown
Casualties1:Unknown
Casualties2:Unknown

The Battle of Cefn Digoll, also known as the Battle of the Long Mynd was fought in 630 at Long Mountain near Welshpool in modern-day Wales. The battle was fought between the Northumbrian army of King Edwin of Northumbria and an anti-Northumbrian alliance between King Cadwallon of Gwynedd and Penda of Mercia.[1] The battle ended the Northumbrian domination of Gwynedd, and preceded a Welsh campaign into Northumbria, which led to Edwin's death at the Battle of Hatfield Chase.

Notes and References

  1. Book: Kirby, D. P. . 2002 . Routledge . London, New York . The Earliest English Kings . 9780415242110.