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| 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 |
In the 1st. Century the ] recorded the '''Votadini''' as a ] tribe inhabiting a kingdom south of the ], extending from the Stirling area to the ] kingdom of , and including what are now the ] and Borders regions of eastern ]. 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 ] |
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' (Edinburgh Castle). | ||
| Between 160 AD and the 4th Century the Votadini were allies of the ], as one of the friendly 'buffer states' north of ]. | |||
| 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. | |||
| By the mid 7th Century ] came under ] rule. To what extent the native population was replaced is unknown. | |||
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In the 1st. Century the Romans recorded the Votadini as a British tribe inhabiting a 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. 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 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' (Edinburgh Castle).
Between 160 AD and the 4th Century the Votadini were allies of the Romans, as one of the friendly 'buffer states' north of Hadrian's Wall.
By the mid 7th Century Gododdin came under Anglo-saxon rule. To what extent the native population was replaced is unknown.
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Ancient Lothian - Histories - Celtic Gododdin