Trent, Battle of the

679 CE

The Battle of the Trent is a battle fought at an unspecified site near the River Trent within the Kingdom of Lindsey (today part of England), in 679.

The battle is fought between the Northumbrian army of King Ecgfrith and the Mercian army of King Æthelred.

The Mercians are victorious, ending Northumbrian domination of the area.

Lindsey will remain part of Mercia until the Viking invasion of the 9th century.

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