Flodden

American

[flod-n] / ˈflɒd n /

noun

a hill in NE England, in Northumberland county: the invading Scots were disastrously defeated here by the English, 1513.

Flodden British

/ ˈflɒdən /

noun

Also called: Flodden Field. a hill in Northumberland where invading Scots were defeated by the English in 1513 and James IV of Scotland was killed

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“Sir Walter Scott wrote in his 1808 poem Marmion: A Tale of Flodden Field: ‘Oh, what a tangled web we weave — when first we practice to deceive.’

From Washington Times • Feb. 9, 2022

The incident occurred on Thursday at a home in the 4300 block of Flodden Court in Woodbridge, according to Prince William County police.

From Washington Post • Aug. 19, 2019

In 1523, the terrified younger Earl of Surrey, son of the Flodden hero, called Jed's fighters: "the boldest and hottest men that ever I saw in any nation".

From BBC • Jun. 13, 2013

France was defeated at the Battle of the Spurs and Scotland at Flodden Field.

From The Guardian • Jan. 1, 2013

There was no visible line between Scotland and England, although Flodden and Bannockburn had been fought about it.

From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White

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