Brunanburh, battle of (br
`nənbûrg), A.D. 937, a victory won by Athelstan Athelstan or Æthelstan (both: ăth`əlstən, ăth`ĕlstän), d.
..... Click the link for more information. , king of the English, over a coalition of Irish, Scots, and Britons (or Welsh) of Strathclyde. The site of the battle is not known. The battle is celebrated in a poem in the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle.
`nənbûrg), A.D. 937, a victory won by Athelstan Athelstan or Æthelstan (both: ăth`əlstən, ăth`ĕlstän), d...... Click the link for more information. , king of the English, over a coalition of Irish, Scots, and Britons (or Welsh) of Strathclyde. The site of the battle is not known. The battle is celebrated in a poem in the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle.
Bibliography
See translation by D. Whitelock et al. (1962).
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