Battle of Beran Byrig

Battle of Beran Byrig
	Part of the Anglo-Saxon settlement of Britain
Date	c.556
Location	Barbury Castle, Wiltshire
Result	West Saxon victory
Belligerents
West Saxons	Britons
Commanders and leaders
	Cynric Ceawlin

At the Battle of Beran Byrig or Beranburh the West Saxons are said to have defeated the Britons at Barbury Castle Hill Fort near Swindon in the year 556.

The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle entry for the year states: Her Cynric 7 Ceawlin fuhton wiþ Brettas æt Beranbyrg (This year Cynric and Ceawlin fought with the Britons at Beranbury).

Control of Barbury Castle is likely to have been important as it lies on The Ridgeway, a strategic communication route.

References[]

Swindon Borough Council

External links[]

http://www.ravens-reenactment.org.uk/beranburh.htm^{[permanent dead link]}

Coordinates: 51°29′08″N 1°47′13″W / 51.485458°N 1.786808°W / 51.485458; -1.786808

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