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Battle of Ellendun

Battle of Ellendun
Part of Mercian Supremacy
Date825
Location
near Swindon, Wiltshire
Result

West Saxon victory

  • End of Mercian hegemony over southern England
Belligerents
Mercia
Wessex
Commanders and leaders
Beornwulf of Mercia Ecgberht of Wessex

The Battle of Ellendun or Battle of Wroughton was fought between Ecgberht of Wessex and Beornwulf of Mercia in September 825. Sir Frank Stenton described it as "one of the most decisive battles of English history". It effectively ended Mercian Supremacy over the southern kingdoms of Anglo-Saxon England and established West Saxon dominance in southern England.

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