Battle of Cefn Digoll

Battle of Cefn Digoll
Date	c.630
Location	Long Mountain near Welshpool, WalesCoordinates: 52°39′N 3°04′W / 52.650°N 3.067°W
Result	Gwynedd-Mercian victory; Northumbrian domination of Gwynedd ended
Belligerents
Kingdom of Gwynedd; Kingdom of Mercia	Kingdom of Northumbria
Commanders and leaders
Cadwallon ap Cadfan; Penda of Mercia	Edwin of Northumbria
Casualties and losses
Unknown	Unknown

The Battle of Cefn Digoll, also known as the Battle of the Long Mynd was a battle fought in 630 at Long Mountain near Welshpool in modern-day Wales. The battle was fought between the Northumbrian army of King Edwin of Northumbria and an anti-Northumbrian alliance between King Cadwallon of Gwynedd and Penda of Mercia.^[1]^: 71 The battle ended the Northumbrian domination of Gwynedd, and preceded a Welsh campaign into Northumbria, which led to Edwin's death at the Battle of Hatfield Chase.

References[]

^ Kirby, D. P. (2002). The Earliest English Kings. London, New York: Routledge. ISBN 9780415242110.

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[1] Kirby, D. P. (2002). The Earliest English Kings. London, New York: Routledge. ISBN 9780415242110.

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