Dumnonia

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Dumnonia was a post-Roman British kingdom in the southwest of Britain, roughly corresponding to modern Devon and Cornwall, known for its Celtic culture and resistance to Anglo-Saxon expansion.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form Occurrences
Dumnonii 1
Isca Dumnoniorum 1

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf historical Celtic kingdom
post-Roman British kingdom
sub-Roman polity
archaeologicalEvidence early Christian inscribed stones
hillfort occupation in post-Roman period
associatedWith Dumnonii tribe NERFINISHED
capital possibly Isca Dumnoniorum
possibly modern Exeter
culture Celtic culture
economy agriculture
metalworking
trade with Gaul and Armorica
ethnicComposition Brittonic-speaking population
existedFrom 5th century
existedUntil 8th century
early Middle Ages
followedBy Anglo-Saxon control in parts of Devon
Kingdom of Wessex control in Devon
knownFor maritime contacts with Brittany
resistance to Anglo-Saxon expansion
tin mining
language Southwestern Brittonic NERFINISHED
ancestor of Breton
ancestor of Cornish
linkedTo formation of Brittany
migration to Armorica
locatedIn southwest Britain
mentionedIn Anglo-Saxon chronicles NERFINISHED
early medieval Welsh literature
modernRegionOverlap Cornwall NERFINISHED
Devon NERFINISHED
parts of Somerset
nameEtymology derived from the Dumnonii
neighbour Kingdom of Dyfed NERFINISHED
Kingdom of Glywysing NERFINISHED
Kingdom of Wessex NERFINISHED
partOf Brittonic-speaking world NERFINISHED
politicalStructure monarchy
possibleRuler Constantine of Dumnonia NERFINISHED
Geraint of Dumnonia NERFINISHED
precededBy Roman Britain in the southwest
religion Celtic Christianity
religiousSites early monasteries
roughlyCorrespondsTo modern Cornwall
modern Devon NERFINISHED
timePeriod post-Roman Britain
sub-Roman Britain NERFINISHED

Referenced by (3)

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

ancient Britain ethnicGroup Dumnonia
this entity surface form: Dumnonii
sub-Roman Britain hasRegion Dumnonia
Roman Britain significantPlace Dumnonia
this entity surface form: Isca Dumnoniorum