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The Pictish Conquest: The Battle of Dunnichen 685 & the Birth of Scotland

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The Pictish Conquest: The Battle of Dunnichen 685 & the Birth of Scotland - Fraser, James E
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The Pictish defeat of the Northumbrians is arguably the most important turning point in Scottish history. Waged on Saturday 20 May 685, the battle of Dunnichen, fought near Forfar in northeastern Scotland, is the best-documented event in the history of the Picts. This bloody engagement pitted the Pictish army of Bridei son of Beli, king of Fortriu, against that of his cousin Ecgfrith son of Oswig, king of the Northumbrian Angles. The Pictish victory was complete, Ecgfrith was killed "along with the flower of his army" and ...

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The Pictish Conquest: The Battle of Dunnichen 685 & the Birth of Scotland 2006, Tempus

ISBN-13: 9780752439624

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