Heathfield (Haeth felth, Hatfield Chase), battle of

Heathfield (Haeth felth, Hatfield Chase), battle of, 633. On the Lindsey–Elmet border, north of the Idle on Hatfield Chase, died Edwin of Deira, king of Northumbria, in circumstances which enabled his promotion as a saint. He was defeated on 12 October by the allies Penda of Mercia (pagan) and Cadwallon of Gwynedd (Christian), both threatened by Northumbrian expansion.

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