Ecgfrith was the King of Northumbria from 670 until his death on 20 May 685. He ruled over Northumbria when it was at the height of its power, but his reign ended with a disastrous defeat at the Battle of Nechtansmere against the Picts of Fortriu in which he lost his life.

The blog has been up for just over a year now and so far has covered the period from the late 7th century (from Dun Nechtain/Nechtansmere) through to the arrival of the Vikings and their impact on Northumbria, Ireland, Dal Riada, Strathclyde and the Picts.

Think I may have a decent idea for a Nechtansmere scenario.

Aberlemno 2 in Angus has a Celtic cross on one side and a battle scene on the other, said to depict the Pictish victory at Nechtansmere (AD 685). The helmeted Northumbrians are shown defeated and scavenged on by ravens. 📷 My own. #StandingStoneSunday

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No. OTOH, I hadn't come into that cold, I knew you had done things like estimated c.3000 for the English and c.4500 for the Picts at Nechtansmere back in MW019...

Finally, due to Ecgfrith's repeated defeat of the Picts, a bishopric to the Picts was established at Abercorn on the Firth of Forth, with Trumwine in charge.

Within four years, Ecgfrith would be killed fighting the Picts at Nechtansmere, and Trumwine would flee Abercorn! (8/?)

Brilliant, can’t believe you knocked that out so quickly. Nothing to disagree with there! I wrote an article for WSS on the Battle of Dunnichen/ Nechtansmere for WSS around 15 years ago. Wish I’d had this then.

The only place in Scotland where two hills have the same name, within such close proximity to each other. (on either side of the A9.)

The King's Hill.

To signify the joining of the Scots and the Cruithne, after Nechtansmere, into the country now known as Scotland, ALBA 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

Dunnichen Hill, possible scène of the battle of Nechtansmere. Picts v the Northumbrians, but also the site of many free festivals in the late 80’s and early 90’s. It’s not changed much but access by vehicle is now denied and has been since the last modern day battle
#Dunnichen
#Nechtansmere

The Aberlemno Kirkyard Stone In Scotland And The Battle Of Nechtansmere
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Old Tour #Scotland #Ancestry Travel Visit #Genealogy #Scottish Family #History Blog #photography of Letham located five miles from Forfar in Angus. Nearby is the village of Dunnichen, widely believed to be the site of the Battle of Nechtansmere tour-scotland-photographs.blogspot.com/2013/10/old-...

Thanks James. Nechtansmere is my next ‘revisited’ battle so I have been thinking a lot about the Aberlemno stone lately. Thus it was easier to write the thoughts up quickly. Sorry I seem to have missed your WSS article. 🙁

Yes, 2024, based on a 2016 lecture. Argues that Fortrose contains the Pictish population name Fortriu and this is evidence of the Picts being north of the Mounth until defeating Northumbrians at Dún Nechtain / Nechtansmere in AD 685, as per Alex Woolf.

The blog has been up for just over a year now and so far has covered the period from the late 7th century (from Dun Nechtain/Nechtansmere) through to the arrival of the Vikings and their impact on Northumbria, Ireland, Dal Riada, Strathclyde and the Picts.