What is recorded here
The Battle of Dun Nechtain or Battle of Nechtansmere (Old Irish: Cath Dúin Nechtáin; Old Welsh: Gueith Linn Garan) was fought between the Picts, led by King Bridei Mac Bili, and the Northumbrians, led by King Ecgfrith, on 20 May 685. The Northumbrian hegemony over northern Britain, won by Ecgfrith's predecessors, had begun to disintegrate.
The Battle of Dun Nechtain was fought in 685 between the Picts, led by King Bridei mac Bili, and the Northumbrians, led by King Ecgfrith. The Picts won a decisive victory, halting Northumbrian expansion into Pictish territory and securing their independence, which marked a turning point in the balance of power in northern Britain.
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- Date
- 0685-05-23
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