Scholarly Info
Description |
Cenwealh 2 and Pionna 1 renewed war against the Britons (Anonymi 2427) and pursued them to the place called Parret. |
Year |
658 |
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Primary Source Info
Original Text |
... Cenuualh et Pionna ... bella restaurant Brittannos aduersus, et persecuti sunt eos usque ad locum qui Pederydan nuncupatur. |
Date from Source |
<658>: three years having passed since the Mercians (Anonymi 2430) had been baptized |
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Notes:
*Mention of 'Pionna 1' is an error. ASC 658 A has: 'Her Cenwealh 2 gefeaht ęt Peonnum' ('Here Cenwealh 1 fought at Penselwood'). One may speculate that possibly Ęthelweard 23's source had a hooked 'e' for 'ę', which he read as Latin 'et' ('and').
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