April
28
/ 2023
Gewissae was an Anglo-Saxon kingdom that ruled much of southern Britain from the fifth to the seventh centuries as the island began forging a new identity in the aftermath of Roman occupation. Beginning with the fabled reign of the mysterious Germanic invader Cerdic and ending with the documented conquests of Cædwalla, the Gewissae straddled the murky line between myth and history and as such, many of the dates discussed have been the subject of intense historical debate and should not be viewed as definitive fact. [[{"type":"media","view_mode":"media_large","fid":"108143","attributes":{"alt":"Cerdic of Wessex by John Speed (1611) (Public Domain)","class":"media-image","style":"width: 610px; height: 479px;","typeof":"foaf:Image"}}]] Cerdic of Wessex by John Speed (1611) ( Public Domain ) Cerdic and Cynric The first recorded king of the Gewissae was Cerdic
