 Re: The Battle of Britain - Brunanburgh was it local?
Another thing that may have some relevance is, round about 937(?)a.d., when aethelston became king of Mercia, he annexed the kingdom of Northumbria and summoned hywell king of the welsh, constantine king of the scots, the king of Bamburgh and the king of Wessex to a place called Eamot, where according to the Anglo saxon chronicles (written by the venerable St Bede) with the giving of rings and pledges he formed an alliance. This must be the birth of the united kingdom.
Eamot roughly translates as 'mouth of the water', interestingly Emmot estate near Colne had a Holy well and the Emmot name goes back further than Whitackers almanac can trace, and the Mercian/Northumbrian border ran past Colne near enough through the estate.
This to me proves that King Aethelston thought this area important politically and probably spiritually also, and Pendle/Colne and Burnley are still important marginal seats today.
As a side note don't you think it is sad that schoolkids learn all about Romans, Greeks and Viking history and legend but are taught nothing about our ancient history?.  |