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Battle of Netley 508

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

Key facts

Year508Wikidata P585 (point in time)
EraMedieval (500–1499)derived from year
LocationEnglandNatural Earth (modern borders)
ContinentEuropeNatural Earth
Coordinates50.8742, -1.3533Wikidata P276 location: Netley (approximate)

About the battle

Battle in 508, recorded in the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle, in which Cerdic and Cynric of Wessex killed a British king named Natanleod near Netley. (Wikidata description, reviewed and corrected; sources: Breton Wikipedia: Emgann Natanleag (rev 1917482))

There is no English Wikipedia article on this battle yet; the description above is based on Wikidata, corrected against the sources cited.

Location

50.8742, -1.3533 · England

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Quick answers

When was the Battle of Netley?
In 508.
Where was the Battle of Netley fought?
In what is now England (Europe), at about 50.87, -1.35.

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

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