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Cadwallon
Cadwallon (d. 634), king of Gwynedd. With his ally Penda of Mercia, Cadwallon was responsible for the death of Edwin of Northumbria at the battle of Heathfield in 633 and for those of his successors Osric of Deira and Eanfrith of Bernicia the following year. In 634 he was himself defeated and slain by Eanfrith's brother Oswald at the battle of Heavenfield, near Hexham. Not surprisingly Cadwallon gets a consistently bad press in Bede's Ecclesiastical History, especially for his brutal ravaging within Northumbria. In Welsh poetry he is celebrated as a ‘lion of hosts over the Saxons’ and his hostility to Northumbria is explained as a reaction to previous attacks on north Wales by the deceitful Edwin.
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JOHN CANNON. "Cadwallon." The Oxford Companion to British History. 2002. Encyclopedia.com. 27 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JOHN CANNON. "Cadwallon." The Oxford Companion to British History. 2002. Encyclopedia.com. (May 27, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O110-Cadwallon.html JOHN CANNON. "Cadwallon." The Oxford Companion to British History. 2002. Retrieved May 27, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O110-Cadwallon.html |
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Cadwallon
Cadwallon (or Cadwalader) (died 633) King of Gwynedd, north Wales. His hatred of the Anglo-Saxon kingdom of NORTHUMBRIA intensified when his attempts at invasion (629) failed and he was forced to flee to Ireland. Although a Christian, he next allied with the heathen King Penda of Mercia. Their victory at Hatfield Chase (632) over Edwin of Northumbria was followed by the devastation of Northumbria. Thereafter Northumbrian fortunes recovered and Cadwallon was killed in battle by Edwin's nephew Oswald at Heavenfield, near Hexham.
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"Cadwallon." A Dictionary of World History. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. 27 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Cadwallon." A Dictionary of World History. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. (May 27, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O48-Cadwallon.html "Cadwallon." A Dictionary of World History. 2000. Retrieved May 27, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O48-Cadwallon.html |
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Cadwallon
Cadwallon (d. 634), king of Gwynedd. With his ally Penda of Mercia, Cadwallon was responsible for the death of Edwin of Northumbria at the battle of Heathfield in 633 and for those of his successors Osric of Deira and Eanfrith of Bernicia the following year. In 634 he was himself defeated by Eanfrith's brother Oswald at the battle of Heavenfield, near Hexham.
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JOHN CANNON. "Cadwallon." A Dictionary of British History. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. 27 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JOHN CANNON. "Cadwallon." A Dictionary of British History. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. (May 27, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O43-Cadwallon.html JOHN CANNON. "Cadwallon." A Dictionary of British History. 2004. Retrieved May 27, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O43-Cadwallon.html |
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Cadwallon
Cadwallon [W cad, battle; gallon, scatterer (?), ruler (?)]. Name borne by several early Welsh figures, most notably the 7th-century political leader who invaded Northumberland (c.629) and drove the Irish from the north. Father of Cadwaladr.
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JAMES MacKILLOP. "Cadwallon." A Dictionary of Celtic Mythology. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. 27 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JAMES MacKILLOP. "Cadwallon." A Dictionary of Celtic Mythology. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. (May 27, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O70-Cadwallon.html JAMES MacKILLOP. "Cadwallon." A Dictionary of Celtic Mythology. 2004. Retrieved May 27, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O70-Cadwallon.html |
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