Saxon conquest of Wessex

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The Saxon conquest of Wessex was the early 6th-century establishment of a West Saxon kingdom in southern England by incoming Germanic settlers, traditionally led by Cerdic and his followers.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf early medieval event
historical event
military conquest
associatedWith Cerdic
linked to: Cerdic of Wessex

Cynric
West Saxon royal house
linked to: House of Wessex
chronologyStatus partly legendary
traditionally dated
conflictType migration-period warfare
country sub-Roman Britain
describedAs foundation of the West Saxon kingdom
endTime early 6th century
followedBy consolidation of the Kingdom of Wessex
further West Saxon expansion into central southern England
follows Anglo-Saxon settlement of Britain
hasCause Anglo-Saxon expansion into sub-Roman territories
migration of Germanic settlers to Britain
hasEffect displacement of Brittonic polities in southern England
establishment of the Kingdom of Wessex
expansion of West Saxon power in southern Britain
formation of a West Saxon royal dynasty
hasLeader Cerdic of Wessex
Cynric of Wessex
hasMainParticipants Brittonic inhabitants of southern England
West Saxons
linked to: Saxons
hasOutcome creation of a West Saxon ruling elite
integration of Germanic settlers into southern English landscapes
historicalRegion Wessex
linked to: Kingdom of Wessex
languageContext Old English
locatedIn Hampshire
Isle of Wight region
southern England
upper Thames region
opposedBy Brittonic kingdoms of southern Britain
partOf Anglo-Saxon settlement of England
transition from Roman Britain to Anglo-Saxon England
precededBy Roman rule in Britain
religiousContext pagan Anglo-Saxon society
resultedIn emergence of Wessex as one of the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms
significance laid foundations for later dominance of Wessex in England
startTime circa 495
early 6th century
timePeriod early Anglo-Saxon period
post-Roman Britain
traditionalAccountSource Anglo-Saxon Chronicle
later West Saxon royal genealogies

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Cerdic of Wessex associatedWithEvent Saxon conquest of Wessex
Saxon conquest of Wessex hasEffect establishment of the Kingdom of Wessex
linked to: Saxon conquest of Wessex