Kingdom of Gwent

kingdom in South Wales

11 dated entries naming Kingdom of Gwent, drawn from 10 separate years between 555 CE and 1081 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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6th century

555King Erb of Gwent (in Southern Wales) dies; his kingdom is divided into Gwent and Ergyng (approximate date).source

7th century

635King Meurig of Glywysing and Gwent invades Ergyng (Archenfield), and reunites the two Welsh kingdoms (approximate date).source

8th century

743King Æthelbald of Mercia joins forces with Wessex and attacks Gwent and Powys in Mid Wales (approximate date).source
760Battle of Hereford: The Welsh kingdoms of Brycheiniog, Gwent and Powys defeat the Mercians under King Offa at Hereford. They free themselves from the influence of the Anglo-Saxons.source

9th century

848The armies of Brycheiniog and Gwent clash in the battle of Ffinnant (Wales). King Ithel of Gwent is killed in the fighting (approximate date).source
848Ithel, king of Gwent (approximate date)source
896A Viking pirate army under Hastein (a son of Ragnar Lodbrok) ravages the Welsh kingdoms of Brycheiniog and Gwent (approximate date).source

10th century

931King Morgan Hen of Glywysing and Gwent (Wales) submits to the overlordship of King Æthelstan, and attends his court with Kings Hywel Dda of Deheubarth and Idwal Foel of Gwynedd.source

11th century

1033Rhydderch ap Iestyn, king of Gwent and Deheubarthsource
1049Viking Irish raiders ally with King Gruffydd ap Rhydderch of Gwent in raiding along the River Severn.source
1081Caradog ap Gruffydd, prince of Gwent, killed in battlesource