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In 814, King Egbert of Wessex ravaged Cornwall "from the east to the west", and the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle records that in 825 the Cornish fought the men of Devon. In 838 the Cornish in alliance with Vikings were defeated by the West Saxons at the Battle of Hingston Down . [ 30 ]
The Kingdom of the West Saxons, also known as the Kingdom of Wessex, was an Anglo-Saxon kingdom in the south of Great Britain, from around 519 until Alfred the Great declared himself as King of the Anglo-Saxons in 886. [2] The Anglo-Saxons believed that Wessex was founded by Cerdic and Cynric of the Gewisse, though this is considered by some to ...
Sign commemorating the evacuation of military supplies from Cornwall to Martintown in 1813. The Stormont Militia loaded the military supplies onto 150 wagons and left Cornwall late on the night of November 10. The wagons were driven through St. Andrews to Martintown and was intended to be transported to the safety of the Fort at Coteau-du-Lac. [3]
928: It is thought that the King Huwal, "King of the West Welsh" (Cornwall or Hywel Dda of Deheubarth) was one of several kings who signed a treaty with Aethelstan of Wessex at Egmont Bridge. 930: Armes Prydein , (the Prophecy of Britain), this early Welsh poem mentions 'Cornyw', the Celtic name for Cornwall.
815 where Egbert of Wessex invades Cornwall and subdues the kingdom. 820 has also been suggested as a possible date for this "invasion" 816 Mercians invade Powys. 822 where Coelwulf of Mercia invades north Wales and captures Deganwy from Gwynedd and occupies the whole of Powys.
Some level of Cornish independence may have continued into the 10th century, consistent with William of Malmesbury's account of King Æthelstan's expulsion of the Britons from Exeter and establishment of the River Tamar as the boundary between Cornwall and Wessex. [2] In 1066, much of Cornwall was invaded by the Normans [3] and Brian of ...
Monks leave Lindisfarne, which is being invaded by Vikings, with the body of Saint Cuthbert, and settle at Chester-le-Street. [1] Donyarth, last recorded King of Cornwall, drowns in what is thought to be the River Fowey. [3] Vikings led by Guthrum invade Alfred's territory, taking Wareham [12] but are forced out following a siege by Alfred. 876
The Kingdom of Wessex controlled part of the Midlands and the whole of the South (apart from Cornwall, which was still held by the Britons), while the Danes held East Anglia and the North. [100] After the victory at Edington and resultant peace treaty, Alfred set about transforming his Kingdom of Wessex into a society on a full-time war footing ...