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The '''Battle of Raith''' was the self-acknowleged invention of E W B Nicholson <ref> The Celtic Review, Vol. 6 No. 23 (Jan 1910) pp214-236 </ref>, Librarian at the Bodleian Library, Oxford. He was aware of the poem [[Y Gododdin]] in the [[Book of Aneirin]] and was frustrated that no-one had identified the location "Catraeth". He parsed the name as "cat" [[Goidelic languages|Gaelic]] for ''battle'' or ''fight'', and "Raeth" and he recalled that there was a place in Scotland called "Raith". |
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| ⚫ | ' 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 |archive-url=https://archive.is/20121223123751/https://www.radiowaves.co.uk/story/15286/title/596adthebattleofraith |dead-url=yes |archive-date=2012-12-23 |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 was a brave but mistaken attempt at identifying, the location of the [[Battle of Catraeth]]. Today this is usually recognised as [[Catterick,_North_Yorkshire|Catterick]]. |
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Nicholson's erroneous proposition was given added circulation when it was recycled in the local history Book "Kirkcaldy Burgh and Schyre" <ref> "Kirkcaldy Burgh and Schyre" (1924) pp42/3 published by the Fifeshire Advertiser (Macbean was also the paper's Editor).</ref> by its editor and co-author Lachlan Macbean <ref> see also https://hymnology.hymnsam.co.uk/l/lachlan-macbean </ref>. It gained further circulation when Macbean's precis of Nicholson's proposition was reproduced by Electric Scotland <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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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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==References== |
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The Battle of Raith was the self-acknowleged invention of E W B Nicholson [1], Librarian at the Bodleian Library, Oxford. He was aware of the poem Y Gododdin in the Book of Aneirin and was frustrated that no-one had identified the location "Catraeth". He parsed the name as "cat" Gaelic for battle or fight, and "Raeth" and he recalled that there was a place in Scotland called "Raith".
Thus Nicholson's claim was that this battle was fought in 596 AD to the west of present-day Kirkcaldy. An invading force of Angles landed on the Fife coast[2] near Raith and defeated an alliance of Scots, Britons and Picts under King Áedán mac Gabráin of Dál Riata.
This was a brave but mistaken attempt at identifying, the location of the Battle of Catraeth. Today this is usually recognised as Catterick.
Nicholson's erroneous proposition was given added circulation when it was recycled in the local history Book "Kirkcaldy Burgh and Schyre" [3] by its editor and co-author Lachlan Macbean [4]. It gained further circulation when Macbean's precis of Nicholson's proposition was reproduced by Electric Scotland [5].
References
- ^ The Celtic Review, Vol. 6 No. 23 (Jan 1910) pp214-236
- ^ "596 A.D. - The Battle of Raith | made by young people at Makewaves". Radiowaves.co.uk. 2009-05-21. Archived from the original on 2012-12-23. Retrieved 2012-09-08.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|dead-url=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "Kirkcaldy Burgh and Schyre" (1924) pp42/3 published by the Fifeshire Advertiser (Macbean was also the paper's Editor).
- ^ see also https://hymnology.hymnsam.co.uk/l/lachlan-macbean
- ^ "excerpt from ''Kirkcaldy Burgh and Schyre''". Electricscotland.com. Retrieved 2012-09-08.
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