Timeline of Conflict in Anglo-Saxon Britain - 7th Century

7th Century

• Around 600: Battle of Catraeth (Catterick): also see Y Gododdin: An army from the Celtic kingdom of Gododdin fell in battle against the Angles of Deira and Bernicia at Catterick in Yorkshire.
• Around 604: Deira and Bernicia united as Northumbria.
• Afterwards: Elmet built earthworks north and west of Barwick-in-Elmet, where Elmet's king's seat was.
• 614: (Here Cynegils and Cwichelm fought on Beandun, and slew 2,066 Welsh.)
• 616: Autumn - Northumbria invaded and conquered Elmet.
• 616: Likeliest date for the Battle of Chester, between a Northumbrian army and a Welsh army: heavy Welsh casualties, and their defeat severed the land connection between Wales and the Celts of northwest Britain.
• 633, October 12: Battle of Hatfield (AC: 630, Meigen) near Doncaster in Yorkshire: Gwynedd and Mercia attacked and defeated Northumbria; Elmet and Ebrauc temporarily returned to Celtic rule.
• 633 or 634: Battle of Heavenfield (AC: 631, Cantscaul) about 6 miles NW of Hexham: Northumbria expels the Gwynedd army.
• 642: (Here Oswald king of Northumbria was slain) This may be the same battle as:-
• 644: The Battle of Maserfield (alias Battle of Maes Cogwy), in which Oswald king of the Northmen and Eawa king of the Celtic Mercians fell. AC B
• 652: Cenwalh of Wessex won a battle at Bradford-on-Avon.
• 655, Nov 15: Battle of the Winwaed in which King Oswiu of Bernicia defeated and killed King Penda of Mercia. King Cadafael ap Cynfeddw of Gwynedd was allied with Penda but stayed out of the battle.
• 658: (Here Cenwalh fought against Welsh at Penselwood, and drove them in flight as far as Parrett ; this was fought after he came from East Anglia. He was there 3 years in exile. Penda had driven him out, and taken his kingdom, because he abandoned his sister.)
• 682: This year also, Centwine chased the Britons into the sea.