⚔ Battlefields of the World

Battle of Anglesey Sound 1098

Battle of Anglesey Sound: Isle of Anglesey UK relief location map
Image: Nilfanion, created using Ordnance Survey data, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Approximate location: the point for Menai Strait, the place Wikidata gives as the battle’s location.

Key facts

Year1098Wikidata P585 (point in time)
EraMedieval (500–1499)derived from year
LocationWalesNatural Earth (modern borders)
ContinentEuropeNatural Earth
War / conflictNorman Invasion of WalesWikidata P361
ParticipantsKingdom of EnglandWikidata P710
Coordinates53.1806, -4.2333Wikidata P276 location: Menai Strait (approximate)

About the battle

The Battle of Anglesey Sound was fought in June or July 1098 on the Menai Strait ("Anglesey Sound"), separating the island of Anglesey from mainland Wales. The battle was fought between Magnus Barefoot, King of Norway, and the Anglo-Norman earls Hugh of Montgomery and Hugh d'Avranches, and took place as part of Magnus Barefoot's expedition into the Irish Sea, which sought to assert Norwegian rule over the Kingdom of the Isles.

Only a few days after the Normans had captured Anglesey from the Welsh, Magnus Barefoot appeared with some ships off the coast. Fighting soon began with arrows shot between the Norwegian ships and Norman forces on the shore, but as Hugh of Montgomery was hit with an arrow and killed, the Normans retreated back to England. The defeat of the Normans allowed for the return of the exiled Gruffudd ap Cynan, King of Gwynedd, who thereby regained control of his former lands.

Text adapted from the Wikipedia article Battle of Anglesey Sound (revision 1370432059), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: excerpted from the article lead section; formatting and citations removed. No text added.

Location

53.1806, -4.2333 · Wales

Google Maps OpenStreetMap

See also this battle on Battlefields of Britain.

Quick answers

When was the Battle of Anglesey Sound?
In 1098.
Where was the Battle of Anglesey Sound fought?
In what is now Wales (Europe), at about 53.18, -4.23.
Who fought?
Kingdom of England.
Which war was it part of?
The Norman Invasion of Wales.

From Wikidata (CC0) and Natural Earth; see the sources column in Key facts.

Nearby battles

Other battles of the Norman Invasion of Wales

All 58 battles of the Norman Invasion of Wales →

Browse more: battles in Wales · Europe · Medieval battles

Further reading