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| 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. | 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 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). | 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). | ||
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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 'Brynaich', 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