Abercorn (Abercurnig) 85
Abergwili, Dyfed, battle 191–2
Acleah, battle 105, 106–7, 187
Aedan, king of Scots 56, 65–6, 195n
Aegelesthrep (Aylesford, Kent) 28, 173, 182
Aelfric, ealdorman 161, 163, 177
Aelfric, homilist 20
Aelfwine, brother of Ecgfrith 19, 82
Aelle, bretwalda 17, 30, 32, 46
Aesc (Octha), son of Hengest, king of Kent 28–30, 46
Aescesdun, see Ashdown
Aethelbald, king of Kent and Wessex 106–7
Aethelbert, king of Kent 35, 37
Aethelfrith, king of Northumbria 17, 20, 63, 64–5, 66–9
Aethelhere, brother of Penda 77–8
Aethelingadene, battle 3, 163, 190
Aethelred, king of Wessex 109, 112, 115–17, 119, 120, 122
Aethelred the Unready, king of England 148, 149, 150, 159, 161–3, 166, 168, 169–70
Aetheweard, chronicler 140, 177
Aethelwulf, king of Wessex 96, 98, 102, 105, 106–7, 109
Aethelwulf, ealdorman 107, 114
Alcluith, Alt Cluith, see Dumbarton Alcock, Leslie 88
Aldrith, king of Northumbria 92
Alfred the Great, king of England 13, 17, 107, 110, 112–31 and passim
‘Alleluia Battle’ 23, 30–1, 182
Ambrosius Aurelianus 45–6, 194n
Anderida, Andredescester (Pevensey Castle) 17, 32–3, 182
Archenfield (Ircingafeld), battle 19, 189
Argoed Llwyfain, battle, northern England 182
Arthur, British ‘king’ 34–5, 47–8, 54–7, 58
Arthuret (Arfderydd), battle 57, 183, 195n
Ashdown, battle of 4, 17, 20, 114, 115–21, 122, 188, 198n
Assandun, Assingdun, battle 5, 17–18, 22, 23, 173–81, 191
Asser, bishop 105, 106, 116–18, 120, 122–3, 125, 127
Athelstan, king of England 13, 16, 132–8, 144
Athelstan, son of Aethelred 9
Athelstan, son of Aethelwulf 105
Axes 11
Aylesbury, Bucks 37
Aylesford, see Aegelesthrep
Badon, see Mons Badonicus
Bagsecg, Danish king 116–17, 119
Bamburgh, Northumberland 35, 85, 163
Banners 4, 69, 171, 176 and passim
Basing (Basengum), Hants 34, 122, 188
Battle tactics 11–15, 63, 77, 89–90, 116–17, 128, 136–7, 156
Bede 13, 26, 28, 30, 32, 65, 66–9, 73–5, 76, 77–80, 81–3, 86, 91–2
Bensington (Benson), Oxon 37, 186
Beorgfeord (Burford), Oxon 186
Beornwulf, king of Mercia 96–9, 100, 102
Beranburh (Barbury), battle 35–6, 183
Bensington (Benson) 186
Biedcanford (?Bedford), battle 37, 183
Biedanheafod, battle185
Bows 11
Bradford-on-Avon (Bradenforda), Glos 185
Brecenanmere, Powys, battle 189
Bridei, king of Picts 82–3, 85, 88, 89, 90
Brinsworth, South Yorks 141, 142
Bromborough, Cheshire 141, 143–5
Brunanburh, battle of 5, 12, 16, 17, 20, 132–46, 190, 198n
Burgred, king of Mercia 106, 107, 109
Burne, Alfred H 23, 40, 47, 53, 54, 96, 97, 100, 119–21, 126, 128, 135, 140–2, 151, 178
Burhs 113, 136, 150, 154 and passim
Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk 110
Buttington, Powys, battle 22, 189
Byrhtnoth, ealdorman 14, 16, 18, 147–8, 150, 152–8, 159–60, 168
Cadwallon, king of Britons 17, 61, 69, 71–5, 76, 195n
Caesar 29
Camlann, battle 55–8, 183, 194n
Canute (Knut) 11, 22, 108, 169–73, 181
Carham (Carrun), Northumberland 191
Carhampton (Carrum), Somerset 4, 103, 105, 186, 187
Castleford, Yorks 190
Catigern, British leader 28
Catterick (Cataractonium, Catraeth), North Yorks 4, 16, 21, 61–4, 195n
Cavalry 15–17, 63, 85, 89–90, 97
Ceawlin, bretwalda 20, 35, 36, 37–43
Ceolwulf, king of Wessex 6, 43
Ceorls 7
Cerdic, West Saxon leader 33–5, 46
Cerdicesford, battle 183
Cerdicesleag (Cerdic’s Wood) 183
Chain-mail, see Mail
Chester (Caerlegion) 55, 66–8, 148, 184, 195n
Chippenham, Glos 124, 126, 129
Christy, M 178
Circinn, battle 56
Cirencester (Corinium), Glos 35, 41, 51, 53, 129, 184
Cissa, son of Aelle 32
Clontarf, nr Dublin, Ireland 191
Cockburn, J H 141
Constantine II, king of Scots 111, 132–3, 135, 137, 139
Corbridge, Northumberland 189
Cornwall (Dumnonia, West Wales) 33, 96, 104, 148 and passim
Crecganford (Crayford, Kent), battle 18, 182
Crouch, River 178
Cruickshank, Graeme 84, 89, 92
Cutha (Cuthwine), brother/son of Ceawlin 38, 41–2
Cymenesora, Cumensora (Ower Banks, Sussex) 32, 182, 183
Cynegils, king of Wessex 43, 77
Cynewulf, king of Wessex 3, 19
Cynric, son of Cerdic 23, 33–4, 35–6
Cynwit, battle 188
Dal Riata 65
David, St 48
Degsastan, battle4, 64–6,67,184
Deorham (Dyrham, Glos), battle 12, 18, 35, 37–41, 51, 184
Dere Street 64
Devil’s Dyke 49
Dollar, Tayside 188
Domnall Brec, king of Dal Riata 18, 73, 77
Dublin (Ath Cliath) 104–5, 111, 132, 134, 135, 139, 143
Dumbarton (Alt Cluith)49, 55, 59, 83, 111, 187
Dunnichen, battle of 16, 23–4, 81, 83–94, 196n
Dunnottar Castle 83
Dunsinnan, battle 192
Durham 17
Eadgar, king of England 148, 162
Eadric Streona, earl of Mercia 170–1, 173, 176–7
East Kennet, Wilts 165, 191, 199n Ebbsfleet (Ypinesfleot), Kent27, 29
Ecgbert, king of Wessex 95–103, 104
Ecgfrith, king of Northumbria 4, 16, 19, 81–94
Eddius Stephanus, see Stephan Edinburgh (Din Eidyn) 59, 61, 64, 85
Edington, see Ethandun
Edmund, St, king of East Anglia 16, 18, 108, 109–10, 169
Edmund, brother of Athelstan 134
Edmund Ironside, king of Wessex 169–78, 200n
Edward the Elder, king of Wessex 18
Edwin, king of Northumbria 17, 18, 22, 62, 68–71, 82, 92
Egil’s Saga 13–14, 135–8, 141, 146
Ellandun, battle of 96–103, 186
Encomium Emmae 163, 168, 169, 171, 174–6
Englefeld (Englafeld), Berks 114, 187
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Ermine Street 52
Ethandun, battle of 23, 125–31, 188
Farnham, Hants 188
Fletcher, R 19
‘Florence’ (John) of Worcester, chronicler 138–9, 141, 146, 150, 166, 174–5, 178, 181
Folkestone, Kent 149
Forres, Moray 17
Gafalford (Galford), battle 96, 186
Geoffrey Gaimar, chronicler 110, 115, 140, 200n
Geoffrey of Monmouth, chronicler 47–8, 51, 53, 55, 56–7, 78
Geraint, British leader 32–3, 193n
Gildas, ancient historian 25, 27, 44–6
Gloucester 35
Guthrum, Danish king 123–4, 125–9, 177, 182
Guoloph, battle 182
Gwrgystu or Conwy Hirfawr (Llanrwst, Gwynedd), battle 190
Haestan, Danish leader 22
Halfdan, Danish leader 113–14, 116–18, 123
Harwich 178
Harold Godwinson 4, 11, 13, 16, 144, 177
Heathfelth, battle 22, 69–71, 184
Hefnfelth (Heavenfield, Northumberland) 23, 72–5, 88, 184
Hellesdun (Bradford St Clare, Suffolk) 109, 187
Hengest, Saxon leader 3, 20, 27–30
Hengestdun (Hingston Down, Cornwall) 186
Henry of Huntingdon, chronicler 97, 100, 140, 176
Hexham, Northumberland 73, 74, 75
hill-forts 35–6, 38, 45, 47, 49, 50, 51–2, 84, 93–4, 127–8 and passim
Holm, The, battle 189
Historia Brittonum 28, 29, 46, 47, 49, 54–5, 65, 77, 92, 196n
Horsa, brother of Hengest 27, 28
Hwicce 41
Icknield Way 167
Ipswich, Suffolk 149
Ivar the Boneless, Danish leader 16, 105, 108–11, 112–13, 162, 169, 197n
Jarrow, Tyneside 103
John of Worcester, see Florence of Worcester
Jutland 162
Kempsford (Cynemaeresford), Glos, battle 95, 186, 197n
Kennet, see East Kennet
Knut, see Canute
Knytlinga Saga 167, 171–2, 173, 177
Kits Coty, Kent 28
Laborde, E D 151
Leeds, county of 78
Liddington Castle/Hill, Wilts 21, 23, 36, 50, 51–4
Lindisfarne (Metcaud), Northumberland 60–1, 65, 75, 85, 103, 195n
Little Solsbury Hill, Bath 50–1, 52, 54
Loades, Mike 128
London 29, 150, 169, 170, 172–3 and passim
Longships 4, 124, 153–4, 168 and passim
Mag Rath, N.Ireland184
Magnus, king of Norway 10
Magnus Maximus, Roman emperor 25
Malcolm Canmore, king of Scots 23
Maldon, battle of 4, 11, 18, 23, 147–59, 190
Manaw, battle 185
Maserfelth, battle of 75–7, 88, 184, 196n
Mearcraedesburna, battle 32, 182
Merantun or Meretun 3, 122, 123, 127, 186
Merlin 57
Mons Badonicus, battle 17, 23, 44–54, 183, 185, 194n
Moots (gathering grounds) 13, 120, 125, 167
Mount Badon, see
Mons Badonicus Mul 19
Nant Carno, Powys, battle 190
Nechtanesmere, battle, see Dunnichen
Nennius, see Historia Brittonum
Northampton 168
Northey Island, Essex 151–3, 154, 155, 159–60
Norwich 164
Nottingham 109
Oesc (Octha), see Aesc
Offa, king of Mercia 95
Olaf Gothfrithson, king of Dublin (‘Anlaf’) 132–3, 134–9, 142
Olaf Tryggvasson, Norse leader 9, 147–50, 159–60
Olaf the White, Viking leader 105, 110, 111
Old Sarum (Searoburh) 23, 35–36, 183
Orwell, River 173
Oseburg ship 106
Oswald, St, king of Northumbria 18, 72–7, 92
Oswin, king of Deira 12
Oswy, king of Northumbria 12, 17, 76–8, 80, 81–2, 91, 92
Otford (Ottanford), Kent 173, 186, 191
Ottar the Black, Knut’s skald, see Knytlinga Saga
Owen, king of Strathclyde 133, 135
Pegwell Bay, Kent 107
Penda, king of Mercia 12, 69, 70–2, 76, 77–80, 82
Penselwood (Peonnan), Glos 171, 185, 191, 200n
Peredur, British leader 57
Peterborough (Medeshamstede) 110, 142
Petrarch 1
Picts 56, 66, 81–2, 83, 84, 87–90, 104 and passim
Poole Harbour, Dorset 3, 169, 189
Port, South Saxon leader 3, 30, 32–3
Portchester Castle 32
Portland, Dorset 105, 148, 187
Posentesburh (Posbury), Devon 185
Prisoners 11, 18, 19, 111 and passim
Raedwald, bretwalda, king of East Anglia 68–9
Reading, Berks 113–14, 115, 118, 120, 165, 188
Rheged 59
Rhyd y Groes, Powys, battle 192
Riccall, Yorks 22
Richborough Castle, Kent 29–30
Ridgeway, The 13, 52, 115, 118, 119, 120–1, 165
Ringmere, battle of 14, 166–8, 191, 199n,200n
Rochester, Kent 190
Ryknild Street 141
Sandwich, Kent 105, 149, 166, 168, 169, 187
Selwood 125
Sheppey, Isle of 103, 104, 173
Sherston (Scearstan),Wilts, battle 20, 171–2, 191, 200n
Shields 7–8, 62–3, 89, 157 and passim
shield-wall (bordweall) 7, 12–13, 63, 116–17, 127, 128, 156
Smurthwaite, D 40
Smyth, Alfred 17, 62, 110, 116, 127, 142
Solomon ap Cynan 67
Somerton, Somerset 186
South Cadbury Castle 35, 45, 56
Southampton (Hamwic) 105, 107, 148, 170–1, 186
Spears 8, 62–3, 89, 156 and passim
Stamford Bridge, North Yorks, battle 5, 10, 16, 18, 23
Stephan (Eddius Stephanus), chronicler 81–2, 85, 90
Stourmouth, Essex 188
Strangford Lough, N. Ireland 105, 123, 188
Strathcarron, West Scotland 184
Sueno’s Stone 17
Swanage, Dorset 124
Swete, H 178
Sweyn Forkbeard, king of Denmark 148–9, 150, 160, 162, 163–6, 168–9, 170
Swords 8–9, 68, 156 and passim
Symeon of Durham, chronicler 138, 140, 142
Tacitus 7
tactics, see battle tactics
Tamworth, Staffs 190
Taxation 7, 19, 123, 159, 163, 166and passim
Tempsford, Beds, battle 18, 189
Tennyson, Alfred 55, 134, 194n
Tents 136
Tettenhall, Staffs 189
Thegns 7, 15, 22, 29, 69, 154 and passim
Theodbald, Northumbrian leader 65–6
Thetford, Norfolk 109, 110, 113, 164, 166–7, 191
Trent River, battle 13, 18, 82, 134
‘Two Rivers’, battle 81–2, 185
Ubba (Ubbe), Danish leader 4, 110, 125
Uhtred, earl of Northumbria 17, 19
Ulfcytel, ealdorman 164–6, 168, 177, 199n Urien, British leader55, 57, 60–1, 62, 65
Vegetius 12
Verulamium, see St Albans
Vortigern, British ‘tyrant’ 26, 27, 29
Vortimer, British war-leader 29
Wallingford, Oxon 113
war-geld (wer-geld) 19
Watchet, Somerset 148
Watling Street 169
Wiceganbeorg (Wigborough, Somerset), battle 105, 187
White Horses 118–19, 127–8, 129–30
Wihtgar 34
Wilfred, St 91
William of Malmesbury, chronicler 42, 134, 135, 138, 140, 142, 144, 180, 200n
Winchester (Wintanceaster), Hants 33, 34, 35, 52, 96, 107, 165, 187
Winwaed, battle of 4–5, 17, 77–80, 185, 196n
Wirtgernesburh, battle 51, 185
Wodnesbeorh (Alton Barnes, Wilts), battle 42–3, 184, 185
Wood, Michael 45, 46, 138, 142, 157
Wretham Heath, Norfolk, battle 164–5, 166, 199n
Wulfhere, king of Mercia 82
Zosimus 25