The Battle of Eads Byrig occurred in 917 when the Dublin Norse and Irish army of King Ragnall ua Imair of Dyflin laid siege to the Mercian city of Chester amid his great invasion of England. He refortified the Celtic hillfort of Eads Byrig and waited as his army was gradually reinforced by...

Eddisbury is the largest and most complex of the seven hill forts in the county of Cheshire. It was constructed before 200–100 BC and expanded in 1–50 AD. In the 1st century AD, the Romans slighted the site. It was reoccupied in the 6th–8th centuries AD, and an Anglo-Saxon burh was probably established at Eddisbury in 914.

2022年3月6日 · Eads Byrig. Eads Byrig was captured by Ragnall, demanding that they give up Ceaster. But, Uhtred was aware that Ceaster’s fortifications were strong, and Ragnall takes the bordering kingdom of Northumbria. Uhtred attacks and captures Eads Byrig, ordering Æthelstan to fight and kill Hæsten.

2015年10月8日 · In revenge for his 43 men killed at Eads Byrig, he kills 42 captives within sight of Uhtred, then gives him one alive: Uhtred's elder, estranged son, Father Oswald. Oswald has been castrated by Brida, Uhred's first lover, now his bitter foe.

Uhtred attacks and captures Eads Byrig. He then orders Æthelstan to fight Haesten, over Æthelflaed and her priests' objections. Uhtred proves that Haesten lied about everything, then has Æthelstan finish him off.

2011年3月31日 · The term ‘Borough’ is derived from the Old English word burh / byrig, the basic meaning of which is ‘defended site’. It seems that although earthworks and Roman fortifications were places where their enemies took refuge, contemporary Anglo-Saxons did not themselves build defended sites.

Following the Battle of Eads Byrig and the death of Hastein, Uhtred of Bebbanburg convinced Lady Aethelflaed of Mercia to make preparations for when Ragnall ua Imair's massive army returned from Northumbria.

By 917 AD, the burh of Brunanburh and its fleet were commanded by the aetheling Aethelstan, the son of King Edward the Elder of Wessex. Ealdorman Uhtred of Bebbanburg built its wharf over the course of a year, and it was home to a fleet which guarded the …

Eddisbury is the largest and most complex of the seven hill forts in the county of Cheshire. It was constructed before 200–100 BC and expanded in 1–50 AD. In the 1st century AD, the Romans slighted the site. It was reoccupied in the 6th–8th centuries AD, and an Anglo-Saxon burh was probably established at Eddisbury in 914.

Harald, the guard commander who had fought beside me at Eads Byrig, handed me my swords. ‘Have you seen Lord Æthelhelm?’ I asked. ‘He took his men into the royal chapel, lord,’ Harald nodded across the courtyard where an open door led into a chamber lit by candles. I could just