battle, medieval

Battle of Anglesey Sound

Name: Battle of Anglesey Sound
Location: Menai Strait, United Kingdom

Battle of Anglesey Sound was a battle fought in 1098 at Menai Strait, in what is now United Kingdom. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at Menai Strait. It was part of Q2394805. The recorded result: Norwegian victory. Recorded strength: Unknown against Six ships (Orderic Vitalis).

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Fought1098

WhereMenai Strait, United Kingdom53.181N, 4.233W, placed at the location, approximate

OutcomeNorwegian victory

BelligerentsKingdom of EnglandagainstKingdom of Norway; Kingdom of the Isles

Part ofQ2394805

Record

Date	1098 (year precision)
Place	Menai Strait, United Kingdom 53.181N, 4.233W
Kind	Battle, medieval
Territorial change	Nominal Norwegian control of Anglesey; Gwynedd regained by Gruffudd ap Cynan
Strength	Unknown	Six ships (Orderic Vitalis)
Commanders	Hugh of Montgomery, 2nd Earl of Shrewsbury Hugh d'Avranches, 1st Earl of Chester	Magnus Barefoot

Placed at Menai Strait; the exact site is not recorded. with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

Battle of Tuthill 1401, 5.1 km SW
Battle of Tuthill 1461, 5.1 km SW
Siege of Caernarfon 1404, 5.1 km SW
Battle of Moel-y-don 1282, 7.6 km NE
Battle of Pentraeth 1170, 12 km N

In the same war

Before: Battle of Brecon 1093

Elsewhere in 1098

Battle of Anglesey Sound is one of 318 engagements of the 11th century in the atlas and one of 695 in present-day United Kingdom.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q16251259, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Anglesey Sound, revision 1370432059, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.