Battle of Maserfelth

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The Battle of Maserfelth was a 7th-century conflict in which the Northumbrian king Oswald was defeated and killed by the Mercian king Penda, marking a major shift in power among the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of early medieval England.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle
historical event
aftermath continued Mercian-Northumbrian rivalry
rise of Oswiu of Northumbria
alsoKnownAs Battle of Maserfield
Battle of Oswestry
approximateLocation near modern Oswestry
belligerentLeaderKilled Oswald of Northumbria
combatant Kingdom of Mercia
linked to: Mercia

Kingdom of Northumbria
commander Oswald of Northumbria
Penda of Mercia
conflictType Anglo-Saxon battle
country England
date 642
era early Middle Ages
foughtBetween Northumbria and Mercia
killedPerson Oswald of Northumbria
languageOfPrimarySources Latin
locatedInPresentDay Shropshire
mentionedIn Ecclesiastical History of the English People
notableFigureKilled Oswald of Northumbria
opponentOf Oswald of Northumbria
Penda of Mercia
outcome death of Oswald of Northumbria
partOf Anglo-Saxon wars
place Maserfelth
precededBy Battle of Heavenfield
recordedBy Bede
linked to: Venerable Bede
region early medieval England
religiousContext conflict between Christian Northumbria and pagan Mercia
result Mercian victory
significance end of Oswald’s dominance in Northumbria
shift in power among Anglo-Saxon kingdoms
strengthening of Mercian power
timePeriod 7th century

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Battle of Maserfield alsoKnownAs Battle of Maserfelth