Kingdom of Gwent

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The Kingdom of Gwent was an early medieval Welsh kingdom located in southeast Wales, centered around the lower River Usk and bordering the Severn Estuary.

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Kingdom of Gwent canonical 4

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Predicate Object
instanceOf early medieval Welsh kingdom
historical polity
approximateEnd 10th century
approximateStart 5th century
archaeologicalSite Caerleon Roman fortress
Caerwent Roman town
linked to: Caerwent
borders Severn Estuary
capital Caerleon
Caerwent
centeredOn lower River Usk
continent Europe
country Wales
culture Celtic
Welsh
eventuallyUnitedWith Kingdom of Glywysing
followed Roman rule in Britain
hadRomanHeritage true
hasLanguage Brittonic
Old Welsh
hasRuler Caradog ap Meirion
Ithel ap Morgan
Meurig ap Tewdrig
Tewdrig
locatedIn post-Roman Britain
southeast Wales
linked to: South East Wales

sub-Roman Britain
modernNamesake local government area of Gwent (historic)
preserved county of Gwent
modernTerritoryOverlap Monmouthshire
Newport
eastern Glamorgan
namedAfter Roman town of Venta Silurum
notableFeature continuity of settlement from Roman Venta Silurum
proximity to Severn Estuary trade routes
partOf Hen Ogledd and Welsh Brittonic world
linked to: Hen Ogledd

Wales
Welsh kingdoms of the Age of the Saints
politicalStructure monarchy
religion Celtic Christianity
Christianity
sharesBorderWith English territories across the Severn
Kingdom of Ergyng
Kingdom of Glywysing
successor Kingdom of Morgannwg
Lordship of Glamorgan
timePeriod early Middle Ages
post-Roman era
usedScript Latin alphabet

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Gwent namedAfter Kingdom of Gwent
Offa of Mercia borderWith Kingdom of Gwent
Kingdom of Brycheiniog borderedBy Kingdom of Gwent