Gewisse

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Gewisse was an early Anglo-Saxon tribal group or dynasty in southern England that formed the core of what later became the kingdom of Wessex.

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Gewisse canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf dynasty
early Anglo-Saxon tribal group
historical ethnic group
associatedWith Anglo-Saxons NERFINISHED
capitalOrCenter Dorchester-on-Thames NERFINISHED
continent Europe
coreOf Kingdom of Wessex NERFINISHED
country England
culture Anglo-Saxon culture
ethnicGroupOf West Saxons NERFINISHED
ethnonymType tribal name
hasHistoricalStatus defunct political entity
knownFrom Anglo-Saxon Chronicle NERFINISHED
Bede’s Ecclesiastical History of the English People NERFINISHED
language Old English NERFINISHED
laterReligion Christianity
locatedIn southern England NERFINISHED
partOf early Anglo-Saxon England
politicalForm tribal kingdom
predecessorOf Kingdom of Wessex NERFINISHED
region Berkshire area NERFINISHED
Hampshire area NERFINISHED
Thames Valley NERFINISHED
Upper Thames valley NERFINISHED
Wiltshire area
religion Germanic paganism NERFINISHED
successor Kingdom of Wessex NERFINISHED
West Saxons NERFINISHED
timePeriod early Anglo-Saxon period
early Middle Ages

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Ceawlin of Wessex royalHouse Gewisse