Cerdic of Wessex
1st King of Wessex from 519 to 534
6 dated entries naming Cerdic of Wessex, drawn from 6 separate years between 467 CE and 527 CE. Nothing here is written by us: each line is the sentence a Wikipedia year article used, and the link beside it opens the exact revision.
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5th century
- 467Cerdic, first king of Anglo-Saxon Wessex (approximate date)source
- 495Cerdic of Wessex and his son, Cynric, land somewhere on the south coast, probably near the Hampshire-Dorset border. Their followers establish the beginnings of the Kingdom of Wessex.source
- 500Possible date for the Battle of Mons Badonicus: Romano-British and Celts defeat an Anglo-Saxon army, that may have been led by the bretwalda Aelle of Sussex or possibly Cerdic of Wessex (approximate date; suggested dates range from 490 to 517). This battle may have influenced the legend of King Arthur.source
6th century
- 508Battle of Netley: King Cerdic of Wessex moves with an Anglo-Saxon army inland, and defeats the British king, Nudd-Lludd (according to the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle).source
- 519Cerdic becomes the first king of the Kingdom of Wessex.source
- 527King Cerdic of Wessex and his son Cynric defeat the Britons at Cerdicesleah (modern Chearsley).source
Named in the same entries
- Wessex (3)
- Anglo-Saxons (3)
- Cynric of Wessex (2)
- Hampshire (1)
- Dorset (1)
- Roman Britain (1)
- Celts (1)
- Romano-British culture (1)
- King Arthur (1)
- Anglo-Saxon Chronicle (1)