Prydain
Welsh term for the island of Britain
This article is about the Welsh name for Great Britain. For Lloyd Alexander's fantasy series, see
The Chronicles of Prydain
.
"Prydein" redirects here. For the band, see
Prydein (band)
.
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Prydain
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Great Britain
and adjacent islands in the 5th century AD, before the invasion and subsequent
founding of Anglo-Saxon kingdoms
.
Mainly (non-Pictish)
Brittonic
areas
Mainly
Pictish
areas
Mainly
Goidelic
areas
Prydain
(
[ˈprədai̯n]
,
PRUH
-dine
;
Middle Welsh
:
Prydein
) is the modern
Welsh
name for
Great Britain
.