Cerdic of Wessex

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Cerdic of Wessex is regarded as the semi-legendary Saxon leader who established the royal dynasty that would eventually rule much of England.

All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Cerdic of Wessex canonical 8
Cerdic 2
Cerdicings 1

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Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Anglo-Saxon ruler
king
monarch of Wessex
semi-legendary person
allegedAncestry ancestor of Alfred the Great
ancestor of later kings of Wessex
ancestor of the English royal line
associatedWith Isle of Wight
conquest of parts of southern Britain
early Saxon settlement in Hampshire
associatedWithEvent Saxon conquest of Wessex
category Anglo-Saxon monarchs
Founders of countries
Mythological kings of England
conflict wars against native Britons
countryRuled Kingdom of Wessex
surface form: Wessex
culture Anglo-Saxon England
describedBySource The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle
surface form: Anglo-Saxon Chronicle
dynastyFounded House of Wessex
House of Wessex
surface form: West Saxon dynasty
ethnicOrigin Anglo-Saxons
surface form: Anglo-Saxon

Saxons
surface form: Saxon
historicity disputed historicity
semi-legendary
languageOfName Old English
legacy considered progenitor of later English kings
important figure in origin myths of Wessex
mentionedIn medieval English historiography
monarchOf Kingdom of Wessex
surface form: Wessex
name Cerdic of Wessex self-linksurface differs
surface form: Cerdic

Cerdic of Wessex self-link
notableFor being regarded as the first king of Wessex
establishing the royal dynasty that ruled much of England
partOf early Anglo-Saxon migration period
positionHeld King of Wessex
possibleNameOrigin derived from Brittonic name Caratacus or Ceredig
region Hampshire
southern England
relative Cynric of Wessex
religion paganism
role founder of the House of Wessex
founder of the West Saxon royal dynasty
successor Cynric of Wessex
timePeriod early 6th century
sub-Roman Britain
title King of Wessex

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Kingdom of Wessex foundedBy Cerdic of Wessex
Kingdom of Wessex hasKing Cerdic of Wessex
Æthelweard notableFamily Cerdic of Wessex
this entity surface form: Cerdicings
King of Wessex hasNotableHolder Cerdic of Wessex
Cerdic of Wessex name Cerdic of Wessex self-link
Cerdic of Wessex name Cerdic of Wessex self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Cerdic
Cynric of Wessex follows Cerdic of Wessex
Cynric of Wessex predecessor Cerdic of Wessex
Cynric of Wessex succeeds Cerdic of Wessex
Cynric of Wessex father Cerdic of Wessex
film "King Arthur" (2004) character Cerdic of Wessex
subject surface form: King Arthur (2004 film)
this entity surface form: Cerdic