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Battle of Bron yr Erw 1075

Marker: recorded battle location (no official boundary).

Key facts

Date (year)1075Wikidata P585 point in time
Century11th centuryderived
PeriodNorman & medievalderived
CountryWalesderived
ParticipantsGruffudd ap Cynan, Trahaearn ap CaradogWikidata

About the battle

The Battle of Bron yr Erw was fought at Clynnog Fawr, Wales, in 1075.

In 1075 the battle of Bron-yr-erw took place between Gruffydd ap Cynan and Trahaearn ap Caradog.

Source: Thomas Jones, The Chronicle of the Princes, 1955, p.29.

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Location

  • Recorded location (Wikidata; may be approximate): 53.0200, -4.3640

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