Battle of Llanllieni 1052
Recorded location from Wikidata; battle sites are often approximate.
About the battle
Battle near Leominster (Llanllieni) in 1052 in which Gruffudd ap Llywelyn, king of Gwynedd, defeated an army of English and Normans. (Wikidata description, reviewed and corrected; sources: Welsh Wikipedia: Brwydr Llanllieni (rev 14836172))
There is no English Wikipedia article on this battle yet; the description above is based on Wikidata, corrected against the sources cited.
See also this battle on Battlefields of Britain.
Quick answers
- When was the Battle of Llanllieni?
- In 1052.
- Where was the Battle of Llanllieni fought?
- In what is now England (Europe), at about 52.23, -2.74.
- Who fought?
- Anglo-Saxons, Gruffudd ap Llywelyn ab Iorwerth, Welsh people.
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