Medieval era · 685 CE

Battle of Dun Nechtain

The Battle of Dun Nechtain or Battle of Nechtansmere (Old Irish: Cath Dúin Nechtáin; Old Welsh: Gueith Linn Garan) was fought between the Picts, led by King Bridei Mac Bili, and the Northumbrians, led by King Ecgfrith, on 20 May 685.

Battle of Dun Nechtain
Battle of Dun Nechtain · Greenshed, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
When
685 CE
Where
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Era
Medieval

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