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.
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.
this entity surface form:
Dumnonii
this entity surface form:
Isca Dumnoniorum