Kingdom of GwyneddKingdom in northwest Wales, c. 500–1283Today part ofWales^Venedotia may also be rendered as Guenedot(i)a, reflecting the Old Welsh spelling Guined. Welsh charters only render the name as Norwallia or Northwallia, derived from Old English Norþwealas. The Latin Life of Gruffudd ap Cynan equates Venedotia and Northwallia.The Kingdom of Gwynedd was a Welsh kingdom which first appeared at the turn of the sixth century.
VotadiniThe Votadini, also known as the Uotadini, Wotādīni, Votādīni, or Otadini were a Brittonic people of the Iron Age in Great Britain. Their territory was in what is now south-east Scotland and north-east England, extending from the Firth of Forth and around modern Stirling to the River Tyne, including at its peak what are now the Falkirk, Lothian and Borders regions and Northumberland. This area was briefly part of the Roman province of Britannia.Padarn BeisruddPadarn Beisrudd ap Tegid (Welsh pronunciation: [ˈpadarn ˈbai̯srɨːð ap 'tegid]), was the son of a man named Tegid ap Iago, who may have been born with the Roman name of Tacitus. Padarn is believed to have been born in the early 4th century in the Old North (or Hen Ogledd) of Roman Britain. According to Old Welsh tradition, his grandson, King Cunedda, came from Manaw Gododdin, the modern Clackmannanshire region of Scotland.
Historia BrittonumThe History of the Britons (Latin: Historia Brittonum) is a purported history of early Britain written around 829-30 that survives in numerous recensions from after the 11th century. The Historia Brittonum is commonly attributed to Nennius, as some recensions have a preface written in that name. Some experts have dismissed the Nennian preface as a late forgery and argued that the work was actually an anonymous compilation.
First Dynasty of GwyneddThe First Dynasty of Gwynedd was the founding dynasty of the Kingdom of Gwynedd, and ruled over the kingdom for almost four hundred years. Its main branch may also be referred to as the Maelgyning, named after Maelgwn Gwynedd, an important king of the dynasty. This branch was based in Aberffraw. Its other main branch was descended from Cynlas, and was based in Rhos. The two branches at times competed for the title of king.
Magnus MaximusMagnus Maximus (Classical Latin: [ˈmaːgnus ˈmaːksimus]; born 335 AD — died 28 August 388 AD) was Roman emperor in the West from 383 to 388. He usurped the throne from emperor Gratian. Born in Gallaecia, he served as an officer in Britain under Theodosius the Elder during the Great Conspiracy. In 383, he was proclaimed emperor in Britannia, and in Gaul the next year, while Gratian's brother Valentinian II retained Italy, Pannonia, Hispania, and Africa.
Coel HenCoel (Old Welsh: Coil), also called Coel Hen (Coel the Old) and King Cole, is a figure prominent in Welsh literature and legend since the Middle Ages. Early Welsh tradition knew of a Coel Hen, a c. 4th-century leader in Roman or Sub-Roman Britain and the progenitor of several kingly lines in Yr Hen Ogledd (the Old North), a region of the Brittonic-speaking area of what is now northern England and southern Scotland.
ScotlandScotland (Scots: Scotland; Scottish Gaelic: Alba) is a country that is part of the United Kingdom, consisting of the northern part of the island of Great Britain and adjacent islands, principally in the archipelagos of the Hebrides and the Northern Isles. In 2022, the country's population was about 5.4 million. Its capital city is Edinburgh, whilst Glasgow is the largest and the most populous of the cities in the country.
Roman Empire27 BC–476/1453 AD state and civilization
AngleseyIsland county in WalesCounty in WalesAnglesey ( ), or Ynys Môn (Welsh:), is an island off the north-west coast of Wales. It forms the majority of the county of the Isle of Anglesey, which also includes Holy Island to the west and some islets and skerries. The county borders Gwynedd across the Menai Strait to the south-east and is otherwise surrounded by the Irish Sea. Holyhead is the largest town, and the administrative centre is Llangefni.
EpithetAn epithet (from Ancient Greek (epítheton)'adjective', from (epíthetos)'additional'), also a byname, is a descriptive term (word or phrase) commonly accompanying or occurring in place of the name of a real or fictitious person, place, or thing.
Romano-British cultureThe Romano-British culture arose in Britain under the Roman Empire following the Roman conquest in AD 43 and the creation of the province of Britannia. It arose as a fusion of the imported Roman culture with that of the indigenous Britons, a people of Celtic language and custom.*As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.