Event: Battle, Conquest
Cynewulf 4
-
Offa 7
.fighting at Bensington
Asserted in:
ASC
777 ACDE, 775 G, <777> B
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Scholarly Info
Description
Here
Cynewulf 4
and
Offa 7
fought around Bensington and
Offa 7
took the place.
Year
779
Primary Source Info
Original Text
A: ... gefuhton ymb Benesingtun ...
Date from Source
777 ACDE, 775 G, <777> B
Persons associated with this Event:
Participant
:
Cynewulf 4
(
King of the West Saxons, 757-786
)
Participant
:
Offa 7
(
King of the Mercians, 757-796
)
Locations associated with this Event:
Bensington: (
Tun
), now
Bensington (=Benson), Oxfordshire