Rheged
E738796
Rheged was a powerful early medieval Brittonic kingdom in what is now northern England and southern Scotland, known from Welsh tradition and early British history.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Urien Rheged | 1 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | early medieval kingdom ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Owain ap Urien
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Rhydderch Hael NERFINISHED ⓘ Urien Rheged NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capital | unknown ⓘ |
| continent | Europe ⓘ |
| culture | Brittonic ⓘ |
| disestablished | 7th century ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Brittonic peoples ⓘ |
| fate | absorbed into Northumbria ⓘ |
| floruit |
6th century
ⓘ
7th century ⓘ |
| hasNotableFigure | Taliesin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalStatus | semi-legendary ⓘ |
| knownFrom |
Welsh tradition
ⓘ
early British historical sources ⓘ |
| languageUsed |
Common Brittonic
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Cumbric ⓘ |
| legacy |
preserved in Welsh literature
ⓘ
toponymic traces in Cumbria ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
northern England
ⓘ
southern Scotland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
Triads of the Island of Britain
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Welsh poetry ⓘ |
| modernEquivalentRegion |
Cumbria
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Dumfries and Galloway NERFINISHED ⓘ Scottish Borders NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opponent |
Angles
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Bernicia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Hen Ogledd NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfConflict | Anglo-British wars NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| poetryAssociatedWith | Taliesin corpus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalStructure | monarchy ⓘ |
| possibleCenter |
Carlisle
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Cumbria region NERFINISHED ⓘ Dunragit NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | post-Roman Britain ⓘ |
| regionType | sub-Roman successor state ⓘ |
| religion | Celtic Christianity NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ruler |
Owain ap Urien
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Urien Rheged NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sourceType |
limited historical records
ⓘ
literary tradition ⓘ |
| timePeriod | early Middle Ages ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Urien Rheged