Dark Ages Timeline

465
c - King Arthur

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probrably born around this time.
466
c - Period of minimal Saxon activity.Refortification of ancient hillforts and construction of the Wansdyke possibly takes place during this time.u.c.473
c - Battle of Wippedesfleot, in which Saxons defeat Britons, but with great slaughter on both sides. Mutual "disgust and sorrow" results in a respite from fighting "for a long time."
468
feb 29 - St Hilary, Catholic Pope

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r.461-468, calendar reformer dies.
mar 03 - St Simplicius elected to succeed Catholic Pope Hilarius.
dec 18 - Huna Mari bar Mar Zutra, rabbi, executed in Pumpedita.
469
c - Roman emperor, Anthemius, appeals to Britons for military help against the Visigoths

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.Reliable accounts by Sidonius Apolonaris and Jordanes name the leader of the 12,000 man British force, Riothamus. The bulk of the British force was wiped out in battle against Euric, the Visigothic king, and the survivors, including Riothamus, vanished and were never heard from again.
470
c - Battle of Wallop (Hampshire) where Ambrosius defeats Vitalinus, head of the opposing faction. Ambrosius assumes High-kingship of Britain.