Ellendun

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Ellendun was an early medieval English settlement best known as the site of a pivotal 9th-century battle that helped shift the balance of power among the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms.

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Ellendun canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle site
historical settlement
associatedKingdom Mercia
Wessex
linked to: Kingdom of Wessex
associatedWithEvent Battle of Ellendun
associatedWithPeople Beornwulf of Mercia
Egbert of Wessex
battleBelligerent Kingdom of Mercia
linked to: Mercia

Kingdom of Wessex
battleDateApproximate 825
battleOutcome Wessex victory
consequence decline of Mercian dominance in southern England
expansion of West Saxon influence
country Kingdom of Wessex
era 9th century
historicalCategory Anglo-Saxon battle site
former populated place in Wiltshire
impact contributed to rise of Wessex
shifted balance of power between Wessex and Mercia
knownFor Battle of Ellendun
languageSpoken Old English
locatedIn Wessex
linked to: Kingdom of Wessex
locatedInPresentDay England
locatedNear Swindon
Wroughton
partOf Anglo-Saxon England
politicalContext Anglo-Saxon heptarchy
linked to: Heptarchy
presentDayParish Wroughton
recordedIn Anglo-Saxon Chronicle
regionType rural settlement
significance pivotal battle site in 9th-century Anglo-Saxon politics
timePeriod early Middle Ages
toponymLanguage Old English

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Battle of Ellendun place Ellendun