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The '''Votadini''' were a ] tribe. Their kingdom, which was ], was acquired by ] at the end of the ]. Prior to the ] in the late 7th century, the Votadini (known later as 'Gododdin') may have inhabited the region now known as ] and a substantial area to the south-east of that for as long as 1,000 years before the arrival of the ]. In the 1st. Century the ] recorded the '''Votadini'''as a ] tribe inhabiting a kingdom south of the Forth, extending from the Stirling area to the Northumberland kingdom of 'Brynaich', and including the region now known as ]. The British form of the name, ], refers to both the people and to the region. Those living around Stirling were known as the Manaw Gododdin.


The kingdom apparently formed about 470 from the break-up of the ancient ] Kingdom of the North. Its capital was probably at first the Traprain Law hillfort in East Lothian, moving later to Edinburgh Castle.
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Its southern neighbour 'Brynaich' was invaded by the ] to become ], and the Welsh poem 'Y Gododdin' records the disastrous ], a failed expedition to fight them back. By about 638 the capital of ] had fallen to seige, and the region came under ] rule. To what extent the native population was replaced is unknown.

== External Links: ==
http://www.cyberscotia.com/ancient-lothian/pages/histories-celtic-gododdin.html Ancient Lothian - Histories - Celtic Gododdin]

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In the 1st. Century the Romans recorded the Votadinias a British tribe inhabiting a kingdom south of the Forth, extending from the Stirling area to the Northumberland kingdom of 'Brynaich', and including the region now known as Lothian. The British form of the name, Gododdin, refers to both the people and to the region. Those living around Stirling were known as the Manaw Gododdin.

The kingdom apparently formed about 470 from the break-up of the ancient British Kingdom of the North. Its capital was probably at first the Traprain Law hillfort in East Lothian, moving later to Edinburgh Castle.

Its southern neighbour 'Brynaich' was invaded by the Angles to become Bernicia, and the Welsh poem 'Y Gododdin' records the disastrous Battle of Catraeth, a failed expedition to fight them back. By about 638 the capital of Gododdin had fallen to seige, and the region came under Anglo-saxon rule. To what extent the native population was replaced is unknown.

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http://www.cyberscotia.com/ancient-lothian/pages/histories-celtic-gododdin.html Ancient Lothian - Histories - Celtic Gododdin] Kingdoms of British Celts - Goutodin