Dingesmere

Coordinates: 53°19′26″N 3°08′10″W / 53.324°N 3.136°W / 53.324; -3.136

Dingesmere is a place known only from the Old English poem[1] of the Battle of Brunanburh. The name is found in versions of the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle from the year 937.

One of the locations that has been cited is situated on the Dee Estuary at Heswall, Wirral.[2] Another possible location is Lingham, on the Irish Sea coastline of Wirral at Moreton.[3]

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References

  1. ↑ "The Battle of Brunanburh". Retrieved 12 July 2008.
  2. ↑ "Revisiting Dingesmere" (PDF). University of Nottingham. Retrieved 26 June 2007.
  3. ↑ Website, Nyanglish. "Dingesmere". Nyanglish. Japan: Gödel Inc. pp. One. Retrieved 19 November 2015. Prior to the Norman conquest, the Lingham area of Moreton was a possible location for Dingesmere, mentioned with regard to the Battle of Brunanburh, in Egil's Saga. At the time of the Domesday Book, the area formed part of the large township of Eastham.
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