By Tim Cahill
The Intrepid voyager and writer of A Wolverine Is consuming My Leg provides one other pleasant number of adventure-travel writings which are jam-packed with the irreverent wit and appreciation for the absurd which are uniquely--and hilariously--his.
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To add to the import of this he records a number of miracles that occurred later. For Bede, Heavenfield was much more than ‘Popular Northern Leader Defeats Welsh Upstart’. It represented a famous victory for a Christian king against the pagan. The remnants of the Welsh army took flight down Dere Street and were pursued by the Northumbrians. At Deniseburn ( almost certainly the Rowley Burn ) Cadwallon was caught and killed. It was the last major battle fought between Angles and Britons. The victory reunited and Christianised the whole of Northumberland.
It was then that the English bowmen did their best work. Many of the clansmen were struck down. Nevertheless it is surprising that King James decided to abandon his near impregnable position on the hill. He certainly threw away what advantage remained by descending to accept hand-to- hand fighting. In mitigation for what turned out to be a military decision almost as foolhardy as that taken by Custer at Little Big Horn, there may be mitigating circumstances. He may not have known that the English flank had been turned.
They had endured weeks of marching in wet conditions so they were well practised in coping : many of them fought in stockinged feet to counteract the slippery conditions. The big breakthrough however came from the English left wing which had held off an attack from Highlanders lead by Lennox and Carlisle. It was then that the English bowmen did their best work. Many of the clansmen were struck down. Nevertheless it is surprising that King James decided to abandon his near impregnable position on the hill.