King Oswald often regarded as one of the most influential and powerful figures in dark ages Britain decisively won the battle of Heavenfield against superior numbers. In the process killing Cadwallon King of Gwynedd (Wales) and defeating an alliance of Mercians and Welsh. King Oswald united the Northumbrian lands and famously converted to Christianity eventually becoming a Saint and the focal point of a popular Christian cult.
However WI Oswald had been defeated by Cadwallon and Penda of Mercia? Would the Anglo Saxons have continued to be Pagan for longer even perhaps a generation or two? And could this victory have provided the catalyst for Welsh reconquista?
However WI Oswald had been defeated by Cadwallon and Penda of Mercia? Would the Anglo Saxons have continued to be Pagan for longer even perhaps a generation or two? And could this victory have provided the catalyst for Welsh reconquista?