Kingdom of Gwent

Kingdom of Gwent
Teyrnas Gwent (Old Welsh)
5th century–c. 1075
(intermittently in union with Glywysing/in Morgannwg)
of Gwent
Coat of arms
Medieval kingdoms of Wales, showing Gwent in the south-east
Medieval kingdoms of Wales, showing Gwent in the south-east
CapitalCaerwent
Porth-is-Coed
Common languagesOld Welsh
Religion
Celtic Christianity
GovernmentMonarchy
Historical eraMiddle Ages
• Formed after Roman withdrawal from Britain
5th century
• Various unions with Glywysing
6th century-c. 745
• Union in Morgannwg
(under Morgan Hen ab Owain)
942–974
• Union as part of Wales
(under Gruffydd ap Llywelyn, King of Wales)
c. 1055-1063
• Union in Morgannwg
1063-1074
• Norman conquest
1070-1090
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Roman Britain
Kingdom of Morgannwg
Kingdom of Morgannwg
Welsh Marches
Today part of

Gwent (Old Welsh: Guent) was a medieval Welsh kingdom, lying between the Rivers Wye and Usk. It existed from the end of Roman rule in Britain in about the 5th century until the Norman invasion of Wales in the 11th century. Along with its neighbour Glywyssing, it seems to have had a great deal of cultural continuity with the earlier Silures,[1] keeping their own courts and diocese separate from the rest of Wales until their conquest by Gruffydd ap Llywelyn. Although it recovered its independence after his death in 1063, Gwent was the first of the Welsh kingdoms to be overrun following the Norman conquest.

  1. ^ Miranda Aldhouse-Green &al. Gwent In Prehistory and Early History: The Gwent County History, Vol.1. 2004. ISBN 0-7083-1826-6.