Kingdom of Deheubarth
Also known as Deheubarth
Deheubarth (; , thus 'the South') was a regional name for the realms of south Wales, particularly as opposed to Gwynedd (). It is now used as a shorthand for the various realms united under the House of Dinefwr, but that Deheubarth itself was not considered a proper kingdom on the model of Gwynedd, Powys, or Dyfed is shown by its rendering in Latin as or as ("the Southern Britons") and not as a named land. In the oldest British writers, was used for all of modern Wales to distinguish it from (), the northern lands whence Cunedda originated.
Key facts
- Country.conventional_long_name
- Kingdom of Deheubarth
- Country.common_name
- Deheubarth
- Country.era
- Middle Ages
- Country.government_type
- Monarchy
- Country.year_start
- 920
- Country.year_end
- 1197
- Country.p1
- Seisyllwg
- Country.p2
- Kingdom of Dyfed
- Country.s1
- Principality of Wales
- Country.image_map
- Medieval_Wales.JPG
- Country.image_map_caption
- Medieval kingdoms of Wales
- Country.capital
- Dinefwr
- Country.common_languages
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8 sectionsContents
- History
- Religion
- List of rulers
- Dyfed
- Deheubarth
- See also
- References
- External links
Deheubarth (; , thus 'the South') was a regional name for the realms of south Wales, particularly as opposed to Gwynedd (). It is now used as a shorthand for the various realms united under the House of Dinefwr, but that Deheubarth itself was not considered a proper kingdom on the model of Gwynedd, Powys, or Dyfed is shown by its rendering in Latin as or as ("the Southern Britons") and not as a named land. In the oldest British writers, was used for all of modern Wales to distinguish it from (), the northern lands whence Cunedda originated.
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