465: Her Hengest 7 Æsc gefuhton uuiþ Walas neah Wippedesfleote 7 þær .xii. wilisce aldormenn ofslogon, 7 hiera þegn an þær wearþ ofslægen, þam wæs noma Wipped.
465: Here Hengest and Æsc fought together against Welsh (= Britons) near Wippedesfleot and there slew 12 Welsh leaders, and one of their thanes was slain, whose name was Wipped.
This battle is said to have resulted in much bloodshed and slaughter on both sides, to the extent that hostilities abated for a while thereafter. Some historians believe in a Saxon victory, but that is not what is mentioned in the text. The limited number of casualties is an indication that the battle was a small one. The number of warriors involved must not have reached 200 men.
Wippedesfleot is thought to be Ebbsfleet in Kent, near Ramsgate. Its location made the author of the Historia Brittonum[1] think that all Saxons had now been driven out of Britain. Wippedes is possibly a corruption of Latin oppidis in reference to the creek's position by the twin forts of Rutupiæ and Rutupiæ alteræ (Regulbium). Ramsgate is the main place upon the former Island of Thanet, "which was given to the Saxons by Vortigern". It was the very place[1] where, according to the Historia Brittonum, the Saxons first landed.
battle, wippedesfleot, coordinates, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, news, newspapers, books, scholar. Coordinates 51 18 50 N 1 21 07 E 51 314 N 1 352 E 51 314 1 352 This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Battle of Wippedesfleot news newspapers books scholar JSTOR September 2007 Learn how and when to remove this template message The Battle of Wippedesfleot was a battle in 466 between the Anglo Saxons or Jutes led by Hengest and the Britons It is described in the Anglo Saxon Chronicle thus Battle of WippedesfleotPart of the Anglo Saxon settlement of BritainDate466 CELocationEbbsfleet KentResultDisputedBelligerentsBritonsAnglo SaxonsCommanders and leadersunknownHengestOisc 465 Her Hengest 7 AEsc gefuhton uuith Walas neah Wippedesfleote 7 thaer xii wilisce aldormenn ofslogon 7 hiera thegn an thaer wearth ofslaegen tham waes noma Wipped 465 Here Hengest and AEsc fought together against Welsh Britons near Wippedesfleot and there slew 12 Welsh leaders and one of their thanes was slain whose name was Wipped This battle is said to have resulted in much bloodshed and slaughter on both sides to the extent that hostilities abated for a while thereafter Some historians believe in a Saxon victory but that is not what is mentioned in the text The limited number of casualties is an indication that the battle was a small one The number of warriors involved must not have reached 200 men Wippedesfleot is thought to be Ebbsfleet in Kent near Ramsgate Its location made the author of the Historia Brittonum 1 think that all Saxons had now been driven out of Britain Wippedes is possibly a corruption of Latin oppidis in reference to the creek s position by the twin forts of Rutupiae and Rutupiae alterae Regulbium Ramsgate is the main place upon the former Island of Thanet which was given to the Saxons by Vortigern It was the very place 1 where according to the Historia Brittonum the Saxons first landed Gildas does not mention the battle References Edit a b Nennius 1859 J A Giles tr ed History of the Britons London Bohn This article about a battle is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Battle of Wippedesfleot amp oldid 1083035706, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
