According to the Historia Brittonum and the Annales Cambriae, Penda's brother Eowa, also said to have been a king of the Mercians, was killed in the battle along with Oswald.
Segundo a Historia Brittonum e os Annales Cambriae, o irmán de Penda Eowa, do que se cre que foi tamén rei de Mercia, morreu na batalla xunto con Oswald.