Ceawlin of Wessex
King of Wessex · Historical Figures · Lived 600 to 593 · aged -7
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Something wrong?Ceawlin was a King of Wessex. He may have been the son of Cynric of Wessex and the grandson of Cerdic of Wessex, whom the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle represents as the leader of the first group of Saxons to come to the land which later became Wessex.
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![A map of places mentioned by the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle in annals relating to Ceawlin; modern versions of the place names are given here, rather than the Anglo-Saxon names used in the chronicle.[13]](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d8/Ceawlin_map.png/500px-Ceawlin_map.png)
A map of places mentioned by the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle in annals relating to Ceawlin; modern versions of the place names are given here, rather than the Anglo-Saxon names used in the chronicle.[13]![In the entry for 827 in the [C] manuscript of the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle, listing the eight bretwaldas, Ceawlin's name can be seen in the fifth line, spelled "Ceaulin".](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d2/Entry_for_827_in_the_Anglo-Saxon_Chronicle%2C_which_lists_the_eight_bretwaldas.gif/500px-Entry_for_827_in_the_Anglo-Saxon_Chronicle%2C_which_lists_the_eight_bretwaldas.gif)
In the entry for 827 in the [C] manuscript of the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle, listing the eight bretwaldas, Ceawlin's name can be seen in the fifth line, spelled "Ceaulin".Family
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Ceawlin was a King of Wessex. He may have been the son of Cynric of Wessex and the grandson of Cerdic of Wessex, whom the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle represents as the leader of the first group of Saxons to come to the land which later became Wessex. Ceawlin was active during the last years of the Anglo-Saxon expansion, with little of southern England remaining in the control of the native Britons by the time of his death.
Historical Figures born in the 600s 6
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