Posted on 05/06/2012 8:18:14 PM PDT by SunkenCiv
(Excerpt) Read more at wirral-mbc.gov.uk ...
"Bromborough is a contender for the site of an epic battle in the year 937, the Battle of Brunanburh, which confirmed England as an Anglo-Saxon kingdom." [ Wiki-Wackypedia: Bromborough ]
Birthplace of Englishness found -- A group of academics believe they have found the battlefield where the concept of 'Englishness' was born.
The bloodbath at Brunanburh in 937 AD was fought by King Athelstan when he united the Anglo-Saxons for the first time to fight off a Viking invasion.
The research claims that the site of the battle mentioned in the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle was on what is now a golf course in Bebington, Wirral.
It is thought the exact location has been a mystery for more than centuries.
Professor Stephen Harding, from Wirral, told BBC News the golf course would have been the scene of "absolute carnage".
The amateur historian added: "We believe it was probably the site of the Battle of Brunanburh which was one of the bloodiest of battles to have taken place in the British Isles."
The two place names referred to in The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle as being the sites of battles are Brunanburh and Dingesmere.
Brunanburh could have been Bromborough, in Wirral, although other locations in Scotland, Yorkshire, Northamptonshire and Lancashire have been suggested by historians.
But, until now, Dingesmere has never been located...
Prof Harding's research argues that 'Ding' refers to the Viking meeting place or 'Thing' at modern-day Thingwall, off the A551 in Wirral.
The Chronicle recounts how the English advanced and began pursuing the invaders up what is now the fairway of the par 4 11th hole at Brackenwood Road golf course.
The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle records: "Never yet on this island has there been a greater slaughter.
"When it was over Athelstan and his brother Edmund returned to Wessex, leaving behind corpses for the dark black-coated raven, horny-beaked, to enjoy."
Prof Harding runs the National Centre for Molecular Hydrodynamics in Nottingham.The golf course was the scene of "absolute carnage" in 937
All these stories/links are so poorly written, I would have thought that it was done by a drunken Indian from the Khyber Pass, not British historians.
What casualties? What next defeat? What happened after the battle? Where the hell is the context?
Damned, even the British can’t write English properly. We are doomed.
Battle of Brunanburgh...On the outskirts of Burnley, possible battle-sites have been suggested. Local folklore tells of a Great Battle which was fought in ancient times in the hills above Burnley with tales of the River Brun flowing red with blood. There has also been tales of farmers ploughing up various pieces of weaponry said to date from this Great Battle. Whilst these may be "stories and folklore", history dictates that there is always an element of truth in there somewhere.
CBebenezer
One traditional story states that the Hill of Shelfield (north of Burnley) was supposedly the site of a battle in Saxon times. Nearby is a large mound which is either a glacial deposit or according to the story, it is the Knaves Hill or mound beneath which the warriors killed in the Battle were buried. One account states that Shelfield Hill was once the site of an ancient camp. The site is now known as Walton Spire which was erected in Victorian times on top of a stone marker of unknown date.
"The same area was historically believed to be the likely location in 937 of the Battle of Brunanburh, one of the most important, but little known, battles in British history." [ Wiki-Wackypedia: Burnley ]
Broomridge / Routhinlynn
http://www.brunanburh.org.uk/location/broomridge
-and, for those who don’t want any evidence at all, there’s this, from the wrong side of the island-
Where was the Battle of Brunanburh ? in Lincolnshire !
Rod Collins
http://www.rodcollins.com/wordpress/where-was-the-battle-of-brunanburh-in-lincolnshire
-here’s the poem-
The Battle of Brunanburh
http://www.dot-domesday.me.uk/brunanburh.htm
There’s a YouTube (at least one) of someone reading it in Old English.
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They were fighting over a golf course?
/sarc
Egil had such a thick skull I’m surprised anyone paid any attention to his sagas...
Nope, tee times
Only in the myopic world of academia can this minor dispute about the location of a battle be called “The Great Debate.”
Athelstan is, however, considered the first King of a united England.
"Play through? Play through? I'll show you play through, ye bahstad! Have at ye!"
This is a league game. This determines who enters the next round-robin, am I wrong?
Tea, not tee.
May be, but he flies with a dove, and everyone else loves the ones they’re with.
With sudden death over time?
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