Battle of Trywrwyd

The Battle of Trywrwyd was fought in 512 AD between the forces of Arthur of Gododdin and the combined forces of the rebel Gwurgi Garwlwyd and the pirate Æþelswiþ.

Lead-up
Arthur's scouts reported that the troops were advancing on Din Eidyn. Using the terrain in their favour, Caius and Arthur devised a plan, where two and two archers would position themselves on top of the hills, and a wall of wooden spikes would be built in between the chains of mountains where Gwurgi could attack. Because of the rocky terrain, the Britons were forced to fight without cavalry. Their enemies were similarly limited.

Battle
The battle was quick but brutal. The better-equipped Gododdinian front lines killed many of the rebels and Saxons. Æþelswiþ found herself face to face with Bedwyr, whose swordhand she cut off in battle.

After a while, both the Britons and rebels started backing off, retreating their respective shieldwalls.

Diffydell ap Dysgyfdawd had wounded Gwurgi fatally in the chest, and two arrows from the hilltop archers finished him off, one directly to the breast and another from above into the lower cervicis.

Æþelswiþ was also wounded when an arrow grazed her right cheek, also killing her second in command through the eye. After more arrows and spears from the Britons started killing more men, she threw her sword forward and gave up. The remaining fifteen soldiers surrendered.