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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Predicate Object
instanceOf early medieval Welsh kingdom
historical polity
approximateEnd 10th century
approximateStart 5th century
archaeologicalSite Caerleon Roman fortress NERFINISHED
Caerwent Roman town NERFINISHED
borders Severn Estuary NERFINISHED
capital Caerleon NERFINISHED
Caerwent NERFINISHED
centeredOn lower River Usk
continent Europe
country Wales
culture Celtic
Welsh
eventuallyUnitedWith Kingdom of Glywysing NERFINISHED
followed Roman rule in Britain
hadRomanHeritage true
hasLanguage Brittonic
Old Welsh
hasRuler Caradog ap Meirion NERFINISHED
Ithel ap Morgan NERFINISHED
Meurig ap Tewdrig NERFINISHED
Tewdrig NERFINISHED
locatedIn post-Roman Britain
southeast Wales NERFINISHED
sub-Roman Britain
modernNamesake local government area of Gwent (historic)
preserved county of Gwent
modernTerritoryOverlap Monmouthshire NERFINISHED
Newport NERFINISHED
eastern Glamorgan
namedAfter Roman town of Venta Silurum NERFINISHED
notableFeature continuity of settlement from Roman Venta Silurum
proximity to Severn Estuary trade routes
partOf Hen Ogledd and Welsh Brittonic world NERFINISHED
Wales NERFINISHED
Welsh kingdoms of the Age of the Saints NERFINISHED
politicalStructure monarchy
religion Celtic Christianity NERFINISHED
Christianity
sharesBorderWith English territories across the Severn
Kingdom of Ergyng NERFINISHED
Kingdom of Glywysing NERFINISHED
successor Kingdom of Morgannwg NERFINISHED
Lordship of Glamorgan NERFINISHED
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