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| ''''Gododdin''' refers to both the people and to the region of a ] ] kingdom south of the ], extending from the Stirling area to the Northumberland kingdom of , and including what are now the ] and Borders regions of eastern ]. Those living around Stirling were known as the Manaw Gododdin. | |||
| '''Gododdin''' was the kingdom of the ], a ] tribe, occupying what is now the ] region of eastern ]. The poem ''Y Gododdin'' by the ] ], written in Brythonic (a medieval ]ic language closely akin to ]) tells the tale of the last days of Gododdin in its fatal struggle with ], near the end of the ] (c. AD ]). After the conquest of Gododdin, its capital, Dunedin, was renamed ]. Scotland's capital city is still known as ''Dùn Èideann'' in ]. | |||
| In the 1st. Century the ] recorded the Latin form of the name, ], as a ] tribe inhabiting the area. | |||
| From the Gododdin comes the line translated into ] as ''Men went to Catraeth''. | |||
| The kingdom apparently formed about 470 AD 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 'Din Eidyn'. Scotland's capital city is still known as ''Dùn Èideann'' in ]. | |||
| 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 ]. Certainly the castle rock upon which ] stands has been inhabited since the ] at least (c.2000 BC). It seems, however, that this ] tribe had their capital at Traprain Law in East Lothian for most of this time and did not move it to 'Din Eidyn' until around AD ]. | |||
| In the 6th Century its southern neighbour 'Brynaich' was invaded by the ] to become ]. | |||
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| The poem ''Y Gododdin'' by the ] ], written in Brythonic (a medieval ]ic language closely akin to ]) records the Gododdin expedition to Catterick in North Yorkshire to try to fend off these invaders. The poem tells of the Gododdin king providing his warriors drawn from several British kingdoms with training in the form of a year's feasting in his halls in 'Din Eidyn', with much mead consumed, and gives a lyrical description of their beauty and honour and of the tragedy of their heavy defeat at the ]. | |||
| The Angles invaded, and by about 638 AD the capital of the Gododdin, 'Din Eidyn', had fallen to siege and was renamed ]. The region came under ] rule. To what extent the native population was replaced is unknown. | |||
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Revision as of 17:34, 10 July 2004
'Gododdin refers to both the people and to the region of a Dark Ages British kingdom south of the Firth of Forth, extending from the Stirling area to the Northumberland kingdom of , and including what are now the Lothian and Borders regions of eastern Scotland. Those living around Stirling were known as the Manaw Gododdin.
In the 1st. Century the Romans recorded the Latin form of the name, Votadini, as a British tribe inhabiting the area.
The kingdom apparently formed about 470 AD 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 'Din Eidyn'. Scotland's capital city is still known as Dùn Èideann in Gaelic.
In the 6th Century its southern neighbour 'Brynaich' was invaded by the Angles to become Bernicia. The poem Y Gododdin by the bard Aneirin, written in Brythonic (a medieval Celtic language closely akin to Welsh) records the Gododdin expedition to Catterick in North Yorkshire to try to fend off these invaders. The poem tells of the Gododdin king providing his warriors drawn from several British kingdoms with training in the form of a year's feasting in his halls in 'Din Eidyn', with much mead consumed, and gives a lyrical description of their beauty and honour and of the tragedy of their heavy defeat at the Battle of Catraeth.
The Angles invaded, and by about 638 AD the capital of the Gododdin, 'Din Eidyn', had fallen to siege and was renamed Edinburgh. The region came under Anglo-saxon rule. To what extent the native population was replaced is unknown.
External Links:
Ancient Lothian - Histories - Celtic Gododdin