Battle of Catraeth

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Article abstract: Type of action: Ground battle in defense of Britain. Result: Total defeat for the British.

The poem Y Gododdin (The Gododdin) by Aneirin is the only source for details about this battle. Its precise date and location are uncertain, although the Roman fort at Catterick and the nearby river crossing of the Swale are generally accepted as the site of the conflict. The battle was instigated by the otherwise unchronicled Mynyddog of Gododdin, who raised a confederate army placed under the command of Cynan of Din Eidyn and Gorthyn, a...

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