Battle of Maserfelth

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The Battle of Maserfelth was a 7th-century conflict in which the Northumbrian king Oswald was defeated and killed by the Mercian king Penda, marking a major shift in power among the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of early medieval England.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle ⓘ
historical event ⓘ
aftermath continued Mercian-Northumbrian rivalry ⓘ
rise of Oswiu of Northumbria ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Battle of Maserfield ⓘ
Battle of Oswestry ⓘ
approximateLocation near modern Oswestry ⓘ
belligerentLeaderKilled Oswald of Northumbria ⓘ
combatant Kingdom of Mercia ⓘ
linked to: Mercia

Kingdom of Northumbria ⓘ
commander Oswald of Northumbria ⓘ
Penda of Mercia ⓘ
conflictType Anglo-Saxon battle ⓘ
country England ⓘ
date 642 ⓘ
era early Middle Ages ⓘ
foughtBetween Northumbria and Mercia ⓘ
killedPerson Oswald of Northumbria ⓘ
languageOfPrimarySources Latin ⓘ
locatedInPresentDay Shropshire ⓘ
mentionedIn Ecclesiastical History of the English People ⓘ
notableFigureKilled Oswald of Northumbria ⓘ
opponentOf Oswald of Northumbria ⓘ
Penda of Mercia ⓘ
outcome death of Oswald of Northumbria ⓘ
partOf Anglo-Saxon wars ⓘ
place Maserfelth ⓘ
precededBy Battle of Heavenfield ⓘ
recordedBy Bede ⓘ
linked to: Venerable Bede
region early medieval England ⓘ
religiousContext conflict between Christian Northumbria and pagan Mercia ⓘ
result Mercian victory ⓘ
significance end of Oswald’s dominance in Northumbria ⓘ
shift in power among Anglo-Saxon kingdoms ⓘ
strengthening of Mercian power ⓘ
timePeriod 7th century ⓘ

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Battle of Maserfield → alsoKnownAs → Battle of Maserfelth ⓘ