Ellendun

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Old English

Proper noun

Ellendūn f

  1. Allington (a place in Wiltshire, England), site of the Battle of Ellendun
    • The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle
      An. DCCCXXIII Hēr wæs Wāla ġefeoht ⁊ Defna æt Gafulforda. ⁊ þȳ ilcan ġēare ġefeaht Eċġbryht cyning ⁊ Beornwulf cyning on Ellendūne, ⁊ Eċġbryht siġe nam, ⁊ þǣr wæs myċel wæl ġeslæġen.
      Year 823 In this year there was a battle between the Welsh and the Devons at Gafulford. And in the same year Kings Edgebright and Beornwulf fought at Allington, and Edgebright wtook the victory, and there was great carnage.

Declension

Strong ō-stem:

singular plural
nominative Ellendūn
accusative Ellendūne
genitive Ellendūne
dative Ellendūne

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