Flodden

[ flod-n ]

/ ˈflɒd n /

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

Example sentences from the Web for flodden

James had formed his camp on Flodden Hill, and all Surrey's devices could not induce him abandon this strong position.

Northumberland Yesterday and To-day |Jean F. Terry
Scott, Sir Walter, and the blacksmith on the battle of Flodden.

Reminiscences of Scottish Life and Character |Edward Bannerman Ramsay
But Flodden, till my own boyhood, left its mark on Scottish memories.

Highways and Byways in The Border |Andrew Lang
The victor of Flodden is the common ancestor of all living Howards that can show a descent from the main stock.

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 7 |Various

His own hopes of preferment had been strengthened by the death of many of the higher clergy at Flodden.

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 6 |Various

Flodden

/ (ˈflɒdən) /

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