Event: Killing/murder
Cynegils 1
-
Cwichelm 1
.killing of 2,040 of British army (
Anonymi 2428
)
Asserted in:
Ęthelweard.Chron
ii.6
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Scholarly Info
Description
Having overcome the army (
Anonymi 2428
) of the Britons (
Anonymi 2427
) at Beamdun,
Cynegils 1
and
Cwichelm 1
killed 2,040 of them.
Year
614
Primary Source Info
Original Text
... superato exercitu ab eis duo millia interemerunt et quadraginta supra.
Date from Source
<614>
Persons associated with this Event:
Agent
:
Cynegils 1
(
King of the West Saxons, 611-?642
)
Agent
:
Cwichelm 1
(
King of the West Saxons, d. 636
)
Recipient
:
Anonymi 2428
(
Army of the Britons (
Anonymi 2427
)
)
(Other)
:
Anonymi 2427
(
Britons against whom
Cynegils 1
and
Cwichelm 1
began a war in 614
)
Locations associated with this Event:
Beamdun: (
)