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Design notes for Heavenfield 634 AD

This battle was fought alongside Hadrian's Wall, modelled along one edge of the map. The mountainous terrain represents Brady's Crag, a gritstone outcrop, which Oswald used to anchor the left flank of his army. There was another such outcrop to the rear of Oswald's position.

It was said that the night before the battle, Oswald had a vision of Saint Columba, who told him that he would be victorious. According to the Venerable Bede, Oswald raised a cross, and prayed for victory alongside his troops.

After the battle, Oswald became king of all Northumbria. Bede believed that the importance of the battle was that it restored Christianity to Northumbria. Oswald was only to spend eight years upon the Northumbrian throne before he was defeated and killed by King Penda of Mercia at the Battle of Maserfield, in Shropshire, in 641 AD

Bibliography
Battles of the Dark Ages, Peter Marren, 2006.
Britain and the End of the Roman Empire, Ken Dark, 2000.
In Search of the Dark Ages, Michael Wood, 1981.
Viking Britain, Thomas Williams, 2017.
Warfare and Society in the Barbarian West, Guy Halsall, 2003.