112 – The Battle of Heavenfield

Edwin was dead... Eanfrith was dead... Only Osric, Oswald, and Oswiu were left to stand against King Cadwallon and his Welsh army. Everything was coming to a head... and at the Battle of Heavenfield, the future of Northumbria would be decided. ---- The year was 633 or 634, and the tide was turning against Northumbria for the first time in as long as anyone could probably remember. AEthelfrith’s victory at the Battle of Chester was not just a problem for the Welsh, it was also a problem for...