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	The Last Battle
		The Battle of Winwaed, 655AD - An attempt to collate available information about the Battle of Winwaed (655AD), and derive its probable location.
		Battle of the Bulge - A reenactment event celebrating the one of the last great battles of the Second World War.
		Winwaed marked the defeat of the last credible pagan force within England.
	www.nebulasearch.com /encyclopedia/article/The_Last_Battle.html

	Battle of Winwaed - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Battle of the Winwaed was fought on November 15, 655 between King Penda of Mercia and Oswiu of Northumbria, ending in the
		Although said to be the most important battle between the northern and southern divisions of the
		For instance, the two armies met on the banks of a river named the Winwaed, but this river has never been identified.
	www.wikipedia.org /wiki/Battle_of_Winwaed

	CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: St. Hereswitha
		Her husband having been killed in the battle of Winwaed (655), St. Hereswitha became a nun at the Abbey of Chelles, then in the Diocese of Paris, where she remained until the end of her life.
		By the "Liber Eliensis" she is stated to have been the wife of King Anna, the leder brother of King Aethelhere, but this is certainly a mistake.
	www.newadvent.org /cathen/07256a.htm

	The Hutchinson Dictionary of British History: Winwaed, Battle of@ HighBeam Research
		The Hutchinson Dictionary of British History: Winwaed, Battle of@ HighBeam Research
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	The Battle of Winwaed: The Venerable Bede's Account
		This battle was fought close by the River Winwaed, which at the time was swollen by heavy rains and had flooded the surrounding country: as a result, many more were drowned while attempting to escape than perished by the sword.
		This battle was won by King Oswy in the region of Loidis [Leeds] on the fifteenth of November in the thirteenth year of his reign, to the great benefit of both nations.
		This done, he gave battle with an insignificant force to the pagan armies, which are said to have been thirty times greater than his own and comprised thirty battle-hardened legions under famous commanders.
	www.winwaed.com /history/winwaed/bede.shtml

	The Battle of Winwaed
		The Battle of Winwaed, 655 AD The Battle of Winwaed was fought in 655AD between the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of Northumbria and Mercia.
		Mirroring major changes in the English language, the battle has been given a variety of names during the past one and a half millennia.
		If the Battle occurred at its most likely location (Whinmoor, Leeds), the spelling had become "Whinmore" by the 19
	www.winwaed.com /history/winwaed/winwaed.html

	November 15 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		655- Battle of Winwaed : Penda of Mercia defeated by
		November 15 is the 319th day of the year (320th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 46 days remaining.
		American Revolutionary War : After 16 months of debate the
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/November_15

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