Cynric was the king of the West Saxons, or Wessex (from 534). By some accounts he also reigned jointly (519–534) with his grandfather (or father?), Cerdic, founder of Wessex. The period was apparently one of consolidating gains climaxed by the Battle of
CerdicCerdic, illustration from an edition of John Speed's The Theatre of the Empire of Great Britaine.(more) Wessex grew from two settlements: one was founded, according to the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle, by Cerdic and his son (or grandson) Cynric, who landed in Hampshire in 494 or 495 and...
Cerdic, illustration from an edition of John Speed's The Theatre of the Empire of Great Britaine.(more) Wessex grew from two settlements: one was founded, according to the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle, by Cerdic and his son (or grandson) Cynric, who landed in Hampshire in 494 or 495 and became...
Cerdic, illustration from an edition of John Speed's The Theatre of the Empire of Great Britaine.(more) Wessex grew from two settlements: one was founded, according to the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle, by Cerdic and his son (or grandson) Cynric, who landed in Hampshire in 494 or 495 and became...