The Battle of Brunanburh A Casebook by Michael Livingston
The Battle of Brunanburh AD 937 (Bromborough) based on information provided by Prof Stephen Harding. Author of Viking Mersey (2002) and a major contributor to a recently published authoratitive casebook on the battle, edited by Michael Livingston (see image) Brunburg (1100-35) Bruna's stronghold From Old English personal name burh.
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The Battle of Brunanburh. Out of the disarray of kingdoms and fiefdoms which dotted the British Isles, in 937 AD they fell into two clear groups. The joint forces of the Vikings, Norse-Irish, Scots and Strathclyde Welsh came under the leadership of Anlaf Guthfrithson, himself being 'pagan king of Ireland and many islands'.
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The Battle of Brunanburh 937 A.D. Here Æþelstan, eorla drihten, beorna bēahgifa, lord of heroes and ring-giver, and his brother, the Æþeling, Ēadmund, won lifelong honour and glory with their sword's edge at a place called Brunanburh. They smashed the shieldwall of their enemies, split shields with swords, as was natural to them from.
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The most famous of these is the "Brunanburh Poem" which is a lengthy entry in the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle for the year 937. The poem is a celebration of the massive victory that was won that day. The poem says that although Anlaf and Constantine escaped the slaughter, they left most of their army dead on the battlefield.
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The Battle of Brunanburh was fought in 937 between Æthelstan, King of England, and an alliance of Olaf Guthfrithson, King of Dublin; Constantine II, King of Scotland; and Owain, King of Strathclyde. The battle is sometimes cited as the point of origin for English national identity: historians such as Michael Livingston argue that "the men who fought and died on that field forged a political.
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685 AD. Viking raids on Scotland. 800s. Kenneth MacAlpin becomes King of Picts. 843 AD. Constantine II becomes King of Alba. 900 AD. The Battle of Brunanburh. 937 AD.
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The Battle of Brunanburh, Old English poem of 73 lines included in the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle under the year 937. It relates the victory of the Saxon king Athelstan over the allied Norse, Scots, and Strathclyde Briton invaders under the leadership of Olaf Guthfrithson, king of Dublin and claimant to the throne of York.The poem is probably a panegyric composed for Athelstan to celebrate his victory.
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Taken from the Wirral and West Lancashire Viking Anniversary Page. from The Independent, 8th December 2004 Text for audio link. BATTLE OF BRUNANBURH AD937 . The Battle of Brunanburh was one of the most defining battles in the history of the British Isles and, as described by BBC Broadcaster Neil Oliver in History of Scotland it determined whether Britain would become one imperial power or stay.
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The Search. Wirral Archaeology CIC have been searching for the possible location of the battle for several years. We believe that it was fought on the Wirral and we are supported in that belief by the works of Professor Michael Livingston, an American medievalist and renowned ancient battlefield detective, whose works such as 'Never a greater.
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The Battle of Brunanburh. In the year 937, Æthelstan, King of England, found himself under attack from a coalition of his enemies. In this episode, Michael and Kelly tell us about the Battle of Brunanburh, including where it was fought and the amazing poem about the battle preserved in the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle.
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King Æthelstan's victory at Brunanburh in AD 937 may just be one of the most important battles ever fought on British soil, yet today it is virtually unknown. Julian Humphrys explores what happened over an entire day of hard and bloody fighting, and why the events on that long-lost battlefield echoed through the centuries. Julian Humphrys.
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In der Schlacht bei Brunanburh im Jahre 937 siegte die Armee des Königreichs England unter Führung des englisch-sächsischen Königs Æthelstan und seinem Bruder Edmund über die vereinten Armeen des englisch-norwegischen Wikingerkönigs in England Olaf Guthfrithsson, nordisch-gälischer König von Dublin, Konstantin II., König von Alba, und Owen I., König von Strathclyde.
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The 937 A.D. Battle of Brunanburh was known simply as "the great battle" in its day, but its particulars were largely forgotten in the centuries that followed—including where it was fought.
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This was simply too much for the West Saxons' enemies to stomach, and so, in the summer of 937, Anlaf and Constantine launched their truly massive invasion. But Æthelstan stood firm and won a crushing victory at a place called Brunanburh. One of the decisive events in British medieval history, the battle was "immense, lamentable and.
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Brunanburh, battle of. Brunanburh, battle of, 937. Brunanburh was the crowning military achievement of Athelstan's reign, which saw Wessex advances into Devon, south Wales, and the north. In 937 a formidable coalition attempted to hold him at bay. Constantine II of Scotland was joined by Owain of Strathclyde and Olaf Guthfrithsson from Dublin.
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The fight took place at Brunanburh, probably present-day Bromborough. The Celtic-Norse army likely built timber-fortified trenches, though Athelstan's men quickly breached them. It remains debatable if it marked the first instance of a British army using cavalry in battle. The Anglo-Saxon victory secured the northern borders of England and.