Battle of the Conwy

The Battle of the Conwy took place in 881 between King Anarawd and his brothers of the northern Welsh Kingdom of Gwynedd and a Mercian army almost certainly led by Æthelred, Lord of the Mercians. The Welsh were victorious, and the battle ended the traditional hegemony of Mercia over north Wales and contributed to Æthelred's decision to accept the lordship of King Alfred the Great of Wessex. This united under Alfred the Anglo-Saxons who were not subject to Viking rule, and was a step towards the creation of the Kingdom of England. Anarawd allied himself with the Vikings shortly after the battle, but he then abandoned this alliance to follow Æthelred in accepting Alfred's lordship.

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battle, Æthelred, Lord of the Mercians, Anarawd ap Rhodri, 
HMS Conway, 

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1044 Battle of Aber Towi

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1075 Battle of Rhuddlan Castle

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1157 Battle of Tal Moelfre

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1167 Battle of Prestatyn Castle

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1170 Battle of Pentraeth

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1194 Battle of Aberconwy

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1263 Battle of Diserth Castle

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1282 Battle of Moel-y-don

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1406 Battle of St Asaph

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1648 Battle of Y Dalar Hir

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Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
area	region	500	Kingdom of Ceredigion		Wikidata
area	region	500	Kingdom of Powys		Wikidata
area	region	680	Kingdom of Seisyllwg		Wikidata
area	region	1160	Powys Wenwynwyn		Wikidata
class	watercraft	1879	Resurgam	submarine	Wikidata
event	armed conflict		Battle of Ynys Môn	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	856	Battle of Llandudno	Anglo-Saxons, Welsh people, battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	881	Battle of the Conwy	battle, Anarawd ap Rhodri, Æthelred, Lord of the Mercians	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1044	Battle of Aber Towi	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1075	Battle of Rhuddlan Castle	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1098	Battle of Anglesey Sound	battle, Kingdom of England	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1157	Battle of Tal Moelfre	Henry II of England, battle, Owain Gwynedd	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1167	Battle of Prestatyn Castle	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1170	Battle of Pentraeth	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1194	Battle of Aberconwy	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1263	Battle of Diserth Castle	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1282	Battle of Moel-y-don	English people, Kingdom of England, Welsh people, battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1406	Battle of St Asaph	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1648	Battle of Y Dalar Hir	battle	Wikidata
site	bunker		Aberconwy Emergency Control Centre	civil defense center	Wikidata
site	castle		Bodelwyddan Castle	building, castle	Wikidata
site	castle		Dolwyddelan Castle	Welsh princes' castles, Cadw, castle	Wikidata
site	castle	1080	Deganwy Castle	Welsh princes' castles, archaeological site, castle	Wikidata
site	castle	1220	Dolbadarn	Welsh princes' castles, castle ruin, Cadw	Wikidata
site	castle	1277	Rhuddlan Castle	Cadw, archaeological site, castle	Wikidata
site	castle	1282	Denbigh Castle	castle ruin, Welsh princes' castles, Cadw, archaeological site, castle	Wikidata
site	castle	1283	Conwy Castle	castle, Cadw	Wikidata
site	castle	1295	Beaumaris Castle	Cadw, castle	Wikidata
site	castle	1819	Gwrych Castle	country house, charitable organization, castle, folly	Wikidata
site	castle	1820	Penrhyn Castle	National Trust, tower house, castle	Wikidata
site	museum		Plas Newydd Military Museum	military museum, National Trust	Wikidata
site	shipwreck		HMS Conway	shipwreck, training vessel, Conway-class corvette	Wikidata
site	tower		Gate Tower Block of Plas Castell	gate tower	Wikidata