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The ''Anglo-Saxon Chronicle'' records a battle fought in the year 715 at Woden's Burg, the neolithic long barrow now known as Adam's Grave, near Marlborough, Wiltshire. The entry states: ''Her Ine 7 Ceolred fuhton æt Woddes beorge.'' (There Ine and Ceolred fought at Woden's hill.) Ine was king of Anglo-Saxon Wessex and Ceolred was king of Anglo-Saxon Mercia. The identity of the opposing force is not recorded.〔From the phrasing of the entry, using ''7'' rather than ''wiþ'', it is unlikely Ine and Ceolred fought against one another.〕 The ''Anglo-Saxon Chronicle'' also records an earlier battle on the same site. The area was of strategic importance since it lay near the intersection of the ancient Ridgeway with Wansdyke. ==References== 〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Battle of Woden's Burg (715)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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