Cerdic King of Wessex
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Ælle
Ælle
0439
Children
Cynric King of Wessex
Cynric King of Wessex
0510 - 0560

470

470 • Emperor Anthemius appeals to the Britons for military help against the Visigoths. A Breton force (12,000 men) under the Celtic leader Riothamus lands in Gaul but is defeated by king Euric. He expands the Visigothic Kingdom further north, possibly as far as the Somme River.

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