Battle of the River Idle

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The Battle of the River Idle was a 7th-century conflict in early Anglo-Saxon England in which the Northumbrian exile Edwin, aided by East Anglian forces, defeated and killed King Æthelfrith of Northumbria, paving the way for Edwin’s accession to the Northumbrian throne.

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Kingdom of the East Angles notableEvent Battle of the River Idle