Cynric (who is either the son or…

554 CE

Cynric (who is either the son or grandson of Saxon prince Cerdic of Wessex) succeeds to the Wessex kingship in 554.

Cerdic is today regarded as the ancestor of all subsequent Kings of Wessex.

Cynric is said to have captured the fort at Old Sarum in this year after repulsing an attack by the Britons across the Fosse Way, a Roman road that links Exeter (Isca Dumnoniorum) in southwest England to Lincoln (Lindum Colonia) in Lincolnshire, via Ilchester (Lindinis), Bath (Aquae Sulis), Cirencester (Corinium) and Leicester (Ratae Corieltauvorum).

Locations
Salisbury Wiltshire United Kingdom View →

People
Cynric View →

Groups
Britons (historical) View → Anglo-Saxons View → Britain, Sub-Roman View → Wessex, English Kingdom of View →

Topics
Migration Period View → Migration Period Pessimum View → Heptarchy, The View → Saxon Raids of 550-77 View →

Commodities
Weapons View →

Subjects
Commerce View → Environment View → Labor and Service View → Conflict View → Faith View → Government View → Technology View → Movements View →

Regions

Subregions

Related Events

Active Filters
Group: Korea, Democratic People's Republic of (North Korea)
People: Henry I, Duke of Brunswick-Grubenhagen
Location: Taman' Krasnodarskiy Kray Russia
Refine Results

No related events match the current filters.