Monday, 31 December 2018

The Forest Kingdom of Elmet - unifying Barnsdale and Elmet

A Chronology of Elmet and Barnsdale

55 BC Julius Caesar invades South of England
43 AD Claudius conquers South of England
47 AD Brigantian resistance delayed Roman invasion of Wales
51 AD Southern Rebel leader Caractacus handed over to Romans by Brigantian Queen Cartimandua
52-57 Venetius Rebellion
59 AD  Vellocatus Rebellion
70-84 AD Conquest of Brigantian Territory
2nd C AD  Rebellions 
5th C AD Romans depart founding of Sub-Romano British Kingdoms of the Old North
Coel Hen "Merry Old King Cole"


Later Elmetian Kings 


  • Masgwid Gloff?
  • Llaennog ap Masgwid?
  • Arthuis ap Masgwid?
  • Gwallog ap Llaennog?
  • Ceretic d. 617

  • 7th C AD 
    600 AD Battle of Catterick (Catraeth) total defeat of Bryneich & Gododdin at hands of the Angles of Bernicia & Deira - foundation of Northumbria
    633 AD Battle of Hatfield Chase - King of Gwynedd Cadwallon conquers Northumbria 
    634 AD Battle of Heavenfield - Cadwallon defeated by Anglian Oswald
    655 AD Battle of Winwaed (Penda's Fields) Leeds - Bernician Oswiu kills Mercian Penda
    Elmet Hiddage - 600 hides for the Elmetsaetae
    865 AD  Great Heathen Army from York to Nottingham


    937 AD Battle of Brunanburh where English King Athelstan destroys Irish, Scottish, Norse Strathclyde armies north of Robin Hood's Well in Barnsdale

    1065  Yorkshire revolt against Tostig. 
    1066 Battle of Fulford, Battle of Stamford Bridge York, Battle of Hastings
    1067  Revolt of Gospatric and Morcar, 
    1068  Edgar the Atheling
    1069  Harrying of the North, villages across Yorkshire laid waste 
    1072  Gospatric loses Bamburgh 
    1194 Barnsdale Forest extends to Sherwood in reign of Richard I


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