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A Topographical Dictionary of England
… sanguinary battle fought between Egbert, king of the West Saxons, and Beorwolf, the Mercian king, in which the latter … Roman forces, Cerdic, founder of the kingdom of the West Saxons, who had been engaged in an arduous warfare, for … in a great battle, by the British hero Arthur, and the Saxons did not return hither for upwards of 30 years. In 554, …
The Environs of London
… was the site of a battle between Ceaulin King of the West Saxons, and Ethelbert King of Kent, in which the latter was …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… of many sanguinary conflicts between the Britons and the Saxons, and subsequently of numerous encounters between the … himself, of Cuthred, King of Kent, Sired, King of the East Saxons, ten dukes, and the flower of the Mercian nobles, … and Antoninus; and on its subsequent occupation by the Saxons, obtained the appellation of Wintan-Ceaster, from …