#Maserfeld

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On this day in history, the battle of Maserfield between Northumbria and Mercia, 5th August 641 or 642

On this day in history, the battle of Maserfield between Northumbria and Mercia, 5th August 641 or 642 #histfic #OnThisDayInHistory #SeventhCentury

On this day in history was fought the second of three famous battles between Penda of Mercia and the Northumbrians kings. This battle was different in two ways to Hædfeld and Winwæd; it took place in the summer, and it occured in Mercia. (Hædfeld was an October battle near the River Don. Winwæd was a November battle fought somewhere in the north of modern-day England, it’s believed). Warrior…

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On this day in history, the Battle of Winwæd in 655 between the Mercians and the Northumbrians

On this day in history, the Battle of Winwæd in 655 between the Mercians and the Northumbrians #histfic #GodsAndKings #TalesOfMercia

The Battle of Winwæd, fought on 15th November 655, is the backdrop for the final book in the Gods and Kings trilogy, which follows three very famous battles, Hædfeld in 632/3, Maserfield in 642 and Winwæd in 655, only one of the battles being fought in the summer – which always surprises me. These three pitched battles saw Mercia and Northumbria vying for supremacy over the Saxon kingdoms of…

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Warrior King is reduced globally and I'm sharing a blog post about Penda, king of the Mercians.

Warrior King is reduced globally and I'm sharing a blog post about Penda, king of the Mercians. #histfic #BookBargain #TalesOfMercia

Here’s the blurb The year is AD655. With allies in every kingdom, the great warrior king, Penda of Mercia, stands in a position of power throughout Britain. Just one kingdom stands aloof, that of Bernicia to the north. Ruled by King Oswiu, the brother of the long-dead King Oswald of Northumbria, Oswiu schemes for a unified kingdom of Northumbria, despite Penda’s desire to truncate those…

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It's the anniversary of the battle of Hædfeld. Pagan King is reduced globally and I'm sharing a blog post about what we do and don't know about warfare in the Saxon era.

It's the anniversary of the battle of Hædfeld. Pagan King is reduced globally and I'm sharing a blog post about what we do and don't know about warfare in the Saxon era. #historicalfiction #bookbargain #TalesOfMercia

Here’s the blurb Britain. AD641. The year is AD641, and the great Oswald of Northumbria, bretwalda over England, must battle against an alliance of the old Britons and the Saxons led by Penda of the Hwicce, the victor of Hæ∂feld nine years before, the only Saxon leader seemingly immune to Oswald’s beguiling talk of the new Christianity spreading through England from both the north and the…

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Pagan Warrior is in the Kobo August sale in the US/Canada, and it's the anniversary of the battle of Maserfeld, so I thought I'd share some photos

Pagan Warrior is in the Kobo August sale in the US/Canada, and it's the anniversary of the battle of Masterfeld, so I thought I'd share some photos