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'''Cerdic''' ( | '''Cerdic''' (died 534) was the leader of the [[Anglo-Saxons|Anglo-Saxon]] {{Wiki|Anglo-Saxon settlement of Britain|settlement of Britain}} who became the founder and first king of [[Wessex]], reigning from 519 to 534. | ||
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Cerdic (died 534) was the leader of the Anglo-Saxon settlement of Britain who became the founder and first king of Wessex, reigning from 519 to 534.
Biography
Cerdic and his son Cynric landed in what would later become Hampshire in 495.[1] There he fought with a Brittonic king Natanleod, and killed him in 508. In 519, Cerdic undertook the throne and founded the House of Wessex. After his death in 534, his son Cynric succeeded him as king.[2]
Appearances
- Assassin's Creed: Valhalla (mentioned only)
References
- ↑
Cerdic of Wessex on Wikipedia
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Valhalla – Viking Expansion notes: "Bloody History"