Battle of Dun Nechtain

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The Battle of Dun Nechtain was a decisive 7th-century conflict in which the Picts halted Northumbrian expansion in northern Britain, significantly reshaping the region’s balance of power.

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Label Occurrences
Battle of Dun Nechtain canonical 6
Battle of Nechtansmere 6
Battle of Dunnichen 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle ⓘ
historical event ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Battle of Nechtansmere ⓘ
Dún Nechtain ⓘ
linked to: Burghead
associatedDynasty Northumbrian royal house of Bernicia ⓘ
linked to: Kingdom of Bernicia
associatedPeople Angles ⓘ
Picts ⓘ
associatedWith Ecgfrith’s campaign against the Picts in 685 ⓘ
belligerent Northumbrians ⓘ
linked to: Northumbria

Picts ⓘ
category 7th-century battles in Europe ⓘ
Battles involving Northumbria ⓘ
Battles involving the Picts ⓘ
century 7th century ⓘ
combatant Kingdom of Northumbria ⓘ
Kingdom of the Picts ⓘ
linked to: Pictland
commander Bridei mac Bili ⓘ
Ecgfrith of Northumbria ⓘ
countryAtTime Kingdom of the Picts ⓘ
linked to: Pictland
date 20 May 685 ⓘ
followedBy period of Northumbrian retrenchment ⓘ
historicalSignificance contributed to the long-term survival of Pictish kingdoms ⓘ
marked the end of Northumbrian dominance north of the Forth ⓘ
reshaped the balance of power in northern Britain ⓘ
languageOfName Old English ⓘ
Old Irish ⓘ
modernCountry Scotland ⓘ
outcomeForNorthumbria loss of king and army ⓘ
outcomeForPicts strengthening of royal authority under Bridei mac Bili ⓘ
partOf Anglo-Pictish conflicts ⓘ
place Dun Nechtain ⓘ
Nechtansmere ⓘ
predecessorEvent Northumbrian expansion into Pictish territory ⓘ
primarySource Annals of Tigernach ⓘ
Annals of Ulster ⓘ
Bede’s Ecclesiastical History of the English People ⓘ
region Pictland ⓘ
northern Britain ⓘ
result collapse of Northumbrian overlordship over the Picts ⓘ
death of Ecgfrith of Northumbria ⓘ
decisive Pictish victory ⓘ
halt of Northumbrian expansion in northern Britain ⓘ
restoration of Pictish independence ⓘ
typeOfConflict land battle ⓘ
year 685 ⓘ

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Referenced by (14)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Bridei mac Bili → knownFor → Battle of Dun Nechtain ⓘ
Bridei mac Bili → conflict → Battle of Dun Nechtain ⓘ
Bridei mac Bili → battle → Battle of Dun Nechtain ⓘ
Dunnichen → associatedEvent → Battle of Dunnichen ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Dun Nechtain
Dunnichen → associatedEvent → Battle of Nechtansmere ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Dun Nechtain
King of Northumbria → associatedWithEvent → Battle of Nechtansmere ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Dun Nechtain
Battle of Dun Nechtain → alsoKnownAs → Battle of Nechtansmere ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Dun Nechtain
Battle of Dun Nechtain → place → Dun Nechtain ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Dun Nechtain
Fortriu → conflict → Battle of Dun Nechtain ⓘ
Ecgfrith of Northumbria → deathPlace → Battle of Nechtansmere ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Dun Nechtain
Ecgfrith of Northumbria → conflict → Battle of Nechtansmere ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Dun Nechtain
Pictish–Northumbrian wars → hasPart → Battle of Dun Nechtain ⓘ
Pictish–Northumbrian wars → significantEvent → Battle of Dun Nechtain ⓘ
Aldfrith of Northumbria → after → Battle of Nechtansmere ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Dun Nechtain