Y Gododdin

 The men went to Catraeth, swift was their host, the pale mead was their feast and it was their poison.

Aneirin

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Catraeth

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Y_Gododdin

Sutton Hoo Festival of Archaeology

 Sutton Hoo National Trust 

The Festival of Archaeology is almost upon us! We've got a packed schedule of activities from 15-30 July, including:

Two weekends of living history with the Wulfheodenas (22/23 July) and Sae Wylfing (29/30 July) re-enactment groups

A chance to take on the role of an Anglo-Saxon chieftain as we wargame the age of the Anglo-Saxons (30 July)

Anglo-Saxon storytelling and costume demonstrations

A special cleaving demonstration by the The Sutton Hoo Ships Company to show how the Sutton Hoo ship was made (27/28 July)

Daily guided tours of the Royal Burial Ground with The Sutton Hoo Society

The Rendlesham Revealed exhibition, curated by Suffolk County Council Archaeological Service

A chance to get your questions answered with #AskAnArchaeologist

All activities are free with site admission. For more information, visit https://bit.ly/3NTb8wH

: Robin Pattinson/Sarah Haile/Josh Ward/Phil Morley

#FestivalofArchaeology #livinghistory #suffolkevents #TheDig #SuttonHoo

The Winter King - Official Trailer (2023) Iain De Caestecker, Eddie Marsan

 What do you think?

The Winter King is set in the fifth century, long before Britain was united, in a brutal land of warring factions and tribes, where lives were often fleeting. The series follows Arthur Pendragon as he evolves from an outcast to a legendary warrior and leader.

Battles of the Dark Ages

This book I got from the library. There is a useful gazeteer of battles I scanned a couple of pages of

 

Peonnum

The ruins of the earthwork called Kenwalch's Castle, Penselwood

This is a photo of listed building number 1008257.

This is a photo of listed building number 1008257.

Here

The Battle of Peonnum was fought about AD 660 between the West Saxons under Cenwalh and the Britons of what is now Somerset in England.^[1] It was a decisive victory for the Saxons, who gained control of Somerset as far west as the River Parrett. The location of the battle is uncertain

Also see here Battle of Posentesbyrg

Battle of Bradford-on-Avon

 Bradford is first mentioned in the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle under the year 652 when Cenwalh, the West Saxon king of Wessex, is reported to have fought a battle at Bradanforda be Afne. The Chronicle, written much later, gives no details about whom he fought, perhaps against the native Britons or the Mercians, or what was the outcome. In another source, William of Malmesbury’s De gestis regum Anglorum written in the 12th century, a battle was fought at a place called Wirtgernesburh; this could have been the same battle and the place name might refer to the old hillfort at Budbury, just above the town. Until England became unified, Bradford was right on the frontier between Wessex and Mercia.

From here

Penda of Mercia

 

Battle of the Winwaed

Thought as we have been looking at the Wiglaf miniatures figures which are 7th century it might be worth looking at Penda.