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People: Æthelbald of Mercia
Location: Xanten Nordrhein-Westfalen Germany

Edwin of Northumbria is defeated and killed …

Years: 633 - 633
October

Edwin of Northumbria is defeated and killed at Hatfield Chase on October 12, 633, by Penda of Mercia and Cadwallon of Gwynedd.

Cadwallon, styling himself “king of the Britons,” carries Edwin’s severed head to York, then ravages both Beira and southern Bernicia.