Battle of Hatfield Chase

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The Battle of Hatfield Chase was a 7th-century clash in which the Northumbrian king Edwin was defeated and killed by a coalition of Mercian and Welsh forces, marking a major turning point in early Anglo-Saxon England.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle ⓘ
military conflict ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Battle of Hatfield ⓘ
associatedWith Christianization of Northumbria ⓘ
rise of Mercia under Penda ⓘ
belligerent Kingdom of Gwynedd ⓘ
Kingdom of Mercia ⓘ
linked to: Mercia

Kingdom of Northumbria ⓘ
Welsh forces ⓘ
coalition Mercian and Welsh forces ⓘ
combatantLeader Cadwallon ap Cadfan ⓘ
Edwin of Northumbria ⓘ
Penda of Mercia ⓘ
conflictType Anglo-Saxon battle ⓘ
countryAtTime Kingdom of Gwynedd ⓘ
Kingdom of Mercia ⓘ
linked to: Mercia

Kingdom of Northumbria ⓘ
date 12 October 633 ⓘ
AD 633 ⓘ
era Heptarchy ⓘ
geographicalFeature marshy lowland of Hatfield Chase ⓘ
historicalSignificance ended Edwin’s dominance as bretwalda ⓘ
major turning point in early Anglo-Saxon England ⓘ
killedPerson Eadfrith son of Edwin ⓘ
Edwin of Northumbria ⓘ
Osfrith son of Edwin ⓘ
locatedInHistoricalRegion Northumbria ⓘ
locatedInPresentDay South Yorkshire ⓘ
near Doncaster ⓘ
notableFor coalition between Penda of Mercia and Cadwallon of Gwynedd ⓘ
death of a reigning Northumbrian king in battle ⓘ
opponentOf Edwin of Northumbria ⓘ
outcome collapse of Northumbrian overlordship in southern England ⓘ
death of Edwin of Northumbria ⓘ
temporary fragmentation of Northumbria ⓘ
partOf Anglo-Saxon wars ⓘ
place Hatfield Chase ⓘ
predecessorEvent Edwin’s expansion of Northumbrian power ⓘ
primarySource Anglo-Saxon Chronicle ⓘ
Bede’s Ecclesiastical History of the English People ⓘ
religiousContext conflict between Christian Northumbria and largely pagan Mercia ⓘ
result decisive Mercian–Welsh victory ⓘ
successorEvent Battle of Heavenfield ⓘ
timePeriod 7th century ⓘ

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Penda of Mercia → battle → Battle of Hatfield Chase ⓘ
King Edwin of Northumbria → conflict → Battle of Hatfield Chase ⓘ
King of Northumbria → associatedWithEvent → Battle of Hatfield Chase ⓘ
Battle of Heavenfield → follows → Battle of Hatfield Chase ⓘ
Battle of Heavenfield → precededBy → Battle of Hatfield Chase ⓘ
Penda → conflict → Battle of Hatfield Chase ⓘ
Cadwallon ap Cadfan → notableEvent → Battle of Hatfield Chase ⓘ
Cadwallon ap Cadfan → participantIn → Battle of Hatfield Chase ⓘ
Battle of Hatfield Chase → alsoKnownAs → Battle of Hatfield ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Hatfield Chase
Edwin of Northumbria → causeOfDeath → battle of Hatfield Chase ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Hatfield Chase
Edwin of Northumbria → conflict → Battle of Hatfield Chase ⓘ
Eadwine → conflict → Battle of Hatfield Chase ⓘ
Hatfield Chase → notableEvent → Battle of Hatfield Chase ⓘ
Hatfield Chase → battleSiteOf → Battle of Hatfield Chase (AD 633 or 634) ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Hatfield Chase