Historical biography archive · Updated 2026-11-03

Owain Biography and Timeline

Follow Owain through 4 dated historical records for England.

Owain, historical timeline

A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.

4Distinct records
1 of 1Page
411–595Years on this page

411

Succession

King · House / House of Southern Britain

Succeeds as High King of Britain, ruler of South Britain

Role range: 0411-0425

590

Alliance Owain and Mynyddog of Gododdin

King · House / House of North Britain

Unites with the Gododdin King Mynyddog to form a British Army against the Bernicians

Role range: 0590-0595

Succession

King · Rheged · House / House of North Britain

Succeeds as King of Rheged which includes Cumbria, Lancashire & part of Galloway

Role range: 0590-0595

595

Battle of Catterick

King · Catterick · Warfare / Briton-Angles War

Owain is killed in battle & the Kingdom of Rheged is wiped out

Role range: 0590-0595

Records, sources and methodology

These dates and descriptions come from the historical_events database. Exact duplicate records have been collapsed. Names are grouped by the country, Name 2 and Name 1 fields; records with missing Name 2 cannot be reliably assigned to an individual biography. Check the underlying sources before formal citation.