Battle of Heavenfield

Battle of Heavenfield
Heavenfield: cross and battlefield
Date 634 Location near Hexham (today part of Northumberland, England) 55°01′13″N 2°06′02″W / 55.0203°N 2.1005°W / 55.0203; -2.1005 Result Northumbrian victory
Belligerents
Kingdom of Northumbria	Kingdom of Gwynedd
Commanders and leaders
King Oswald	Cadwallon ap Cadfan †
Strength
700	1,000
Casualties and losses
less than 200 killed	800 killed

The Battle of Heavenfield was fought in 633 or 634 between a Northumbrian army under Oswald of Bernicia and a Welsh army under Cadwallon ap Cadfan of Gwynedd. The battle resulted in a decisive Northumbrian victory. The Annales Cambriae (Annals of Wales) record the battle as Bellum Cantscaul in 631. Bede referred to it as the Battle of Deniseburna near Hefenfelth.