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Magonsæte, the Glossary

Index Magonsæte

Magonsæte was a minor sub-kingdom of the greater Anglo-Saxon kingdom of Mercia, thought to be coterminous with the Diocese of Hereford.[1]

Table of Contents

  1. 19 relations: Angles (tribe), Anglo-Saxons, Archenfield, British Empire, Caer, Castra, Diocese of Hereford, Hereford, Kenchester, Kingdom (biology), Magnis (Kenchester), Mercia, Merewalh, Monarchy, Old Welsh, Oswiu, Pengwern, Roman Britain, Westerne.

  2. History of Herefordshire
  3. Peoples of Anglo-Saxon Mercia
  4. Petty kingdoms of England
  5. Sub-kingdoms of Mercia

Angles (tribe)

The Angles were one of the main Germanic peoples who settled in Great Britain in the post-Roman period.

See Magonsæte and Angles (tribe)

Anglo-Saxons

The Anglo-Saxons, the English or Saxons of Britain, were a cultural group who spoke Old English and inhabited much of what is now England and south-eastern Scotland in the Early Middle Ages.

See Magonsæte and Anglo-Saxons

Archenfield

Archenfield (Old English: Ircingafeld, Middle English: "Irchenfield") is the historic English name for an area of southern and western Herefordshire in England. Magonsæte and Archenfield are history of Herefordshire.

See Magonsæte and Archenfield

British Empire

The British Empire comprised the dominions, colonies, protectorates, mandates, and other territories ruled or administered by the United Kingdom and its predecessor states.

See Magonsæte and British Empire

Caer

Caer (cair or kair) is a placename element in Welsh meaning "stronghold", "fortress", or "citadel", roughly equivalent to an Old English suffix (-ceaster) now variously written as ''-chester''.

See Magonsæte and Caer

Castra

In the Roman Republic and the Roman Empire, the Latin word castrum (castra) was a military-related term.

See Magonsæte and Castra

Diocese of Hereford

The Diocese of Hereford is a Church of England diocese based in Hereford, covering Herefordshire, southern Shropshire and a few parishes within Worcestershire in England, and a few parishes within Powys and Monmouthshire in Wales.

See Magonsæte and Diocese of Hereford

Hereford

Hereford is a cathedral city, civil parish and the county town of Herefordshire, England.

See Magonsæte and Hereford

Kenchester

Kenchester is a parish in Herefordshire, England.

See Magonsæte and Kenchester

Kingdom (biology)

In biology, a kingdom is the second highest taxonomic rank, just below domain.

See Magonsæte and Kingdom (biology)

Magnis (Kenchester)

Magnae, sometimes Magnae Dobunnorum (Latin for "The Greats of the Dobunni") to distinguish it from the Magnae of the Carvetii on Hadrian's Wall in northern Britain, was a Romano-British town and an important market centre for the British Dobunni tribe, located near modern-day Kenchester in Herefordshire, England. Magonsæte and Magnis (Kenchester) are history of Herefordshire.

See Magonsæte and Magnis (Kenchester)

Mercia

Mercia (Miercna rīċe, "kingdom of the border people"; Merciorum regnum) was one of the three main Anglic kingdoms founded after Sub-Roman Britain was settled by Anglo-Saxons in an era called the Heptarchy.

See Magonsæte and Mercia

Merewalh

Merewalh (sometimes given as Merwal or Merewald was a sub-king of the Magonsæte, a western cadet kingdom of Mercia thought to have been located in Herefordshire and Shropshire. Merewalh is thought to have lived in the mid to late 7th century, having acceded the throne during the time of Penda of Mercia, who, the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle: implies, was his father. Magonsæte and Merewalh are history of Herefordshire and history of Shropshire.

See Magonsæte and Merewalh

Monarchy

A monarchy is a form of government in which a person, the monarch, is head of state for life or until abdication.

See Magonsæte and Monarchy

Old Welsh

Old Welsh (Hen Gymraeg) is the stage of the Welsh language from about 800 AD until the early 12th century when it developed into Middle Welsh.

See Magonsæte and Old Welsh

Oswiu

Oswiu, also known as Oswy or Oswig (Ōswīg; c. 612 – 15 February 670), was King of Bernicia from 642 and of Northumbria from 654 until his death.

See Magonsæte and Oswiu

Pengwern

Pengwern was a Brythonic settlement of sub-Roman Britain situated in what is now the English county of Shropshire, adjoining the modern Welsh border. Magonsæte and Pengwern are history of Shropshire.

See Magonsæte and Pengwern

Roman Britain

Roman Britain was the territory that became the Roman province of Britannia after the Roman conquest of Britain, consisting of a large part of the island of Great Britain.

See Magonsæte and Roman Britain

Westerne

The Westerne were an Anglo-Saxon tribe, probably in western England. Magonsæte and westerne are peoples of Anglo-Saxon Mercia and Petty kingdoms of England.

See Magonsæte and Westerne

See also

History of Herefordshire

Peoples of Anglo-Saxon Mercia

Petty kingdoms of England

Sub-kingdoms of Mercia

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magonsæte

Also known as Maegonsaetan, Magonset, Magonsætan.