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The '''Battle of Raith''' is said to have been fought in 596 AD to the west of present-day [[Kirkcaldy]]. An invading force of [[Angles]] landed on the [[Fife]] coast<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.radiowaves.co.uk/story/15286/title/596adthebattleofraith |title=596 A.D. - The Battle of Raith | made by young people at Makewaves |publisher=Radiowaves.co.uk |date=2009-05-21 |accessdate=2012-09-08}}</ref> near Raith and defeated an alliance of [[Gaels|Scots]], [[Britons (historical)|Britons]] and [[Picts]] under King [[Áedán mac Gabráin]] of [[Dál Riata]]. |
The '''Battle of Raith''' is said to have been fought in 596 AD to the west of present-day [[Kirkcaldy]]. An invading force of [[Angles]] landed on the [[Fife]] coast<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.radiowaves.co.uk/story/15286/title/596adthebattleofraith |title=596 A.D. - The Battle of Raith | made by young people at Makewaves |publisher=Radiowaves.co.uk |date=2009-05-21 |accessdate=2012-09-08}}</ref> near [[Raith, Fife|Raith]] and defeated an alliance of [[Gaels|Scots]], [[Britons (historical)|Britons]] and [[Picts]] under King [[Áedán mac Gabráin]] of [[Dál Riata]]. |
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This may be the battle mentioned in the [[Book of Aneirin]] in [[Y Gododdin]] as [[Catraeth]] (although there are other candidates), ''cath'' being [[Goidelic languages|Gaelic]] for ''battle'' or ''fight''.<ref>''Kirkcaldy Burgh and Schyre'', Lachlan Macbean (1924), pp42-43</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.electricscotland.com/history/articles/raith.htm |title=excerpt from ''Kirkcaldy Burgh and Schyre'' |publisher=Electricscotland.com |date= |accessdate=2012-09-08}}</ref> |
This may be the battle mentioned in the [[Book of Aneirin]] in [[Y Gododdin]] as [[Catraeth]] (although there are other candidates), ''cath'' being [[Goidelic languages|Gaelic]] for ''battle'' or ''fight''.<ref>''Kirkcaldy Burgh and Schyre'', Lachlan Macbean (1924), pp42-43</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.electricscotland.com/history/articles/raith.htm |title=excerpt from ''Kirkcaldy Burgh and Schyre'' |publisher=Electricscotland.com |date= |accessdate=2012-09-08}}</ref> |
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The Battle of Raith is said to have been fought in 596 AD to the west of present-day Kirkcaldy. An invading force of Angles landed on the Fife coast[1] near Raith and defeated an alliance of Scots, Britons and Picts under King Áedán mac Gabráin of Dál Riata.
This may be the battle mentioned in the Book of Aneirin in Y Gododdin as Catraeth (although there are other candidates), cath being Gaelic for battle or fight.[2][3]
References
- ^ "596 A.D. - The Battle of Raith | made by young people at Makewaves". Radiowaves.co.uk. 2009-05-21. Retrieved 2012-09-08.
- ^ Kirkcaldy Burgh and Schyre, Lachlan Macbean (1924), pp42-43
- ^ "excerpt from ''Kirkcaldy Burgh and Schyre''". Electricscotland.com. Retrieved 2012-09-08.
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