Powys, Welsh Kingdom of

The Kingdom of Powys is a Welsh successor state, petty kingdom and principality, that emergex during the Middle Ages following the Roman withdrawal from Britain.

Based on the Romano-British tribal lands of the Ordovices in the west and the Cornovii in the east, its boundaries originally extend from the Cambrian Mountains in the west to include the modern West Midlands region of England in the east.

The fertile river valleys of the Severn and Tern are found here, and this region is referred to in later Welsh literature as "the Paradise of Powys".

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