Event: Battle
Penda 1
-
Sigeberht 3
.battle
Asserted in:
Bede.HE
iii.18
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Scholarly Info
Description
The East Anglians were attacked by
Penda 1
. They dragged
Sigeberht 3
to the fight from his monastery.
Primary Source Info
Date from Source
When
Sigeberht 3
had been in the monastery for some considerable time
Persons associated with this Event:
Participant
:
Penda 1
(
King of the Mercians, 626/632-655
)
Participant
:
Sigeberht 3
(
King of the East Angles, 630/1-?
) : He refused to carry anything but a staff in his hand. He was killed.
Participant
:
Ecgric 1
(
King of the East Angles, <634-<654
) : He was also killed