Gododdin

Gododdin (pronounced {{IPA|}}), refers to both the people and to the region of a Dark Ages Brythonic kingdom south of the Firth of Forth, extending from the Stirling area to the Northumberland kingdom of 'Brynaich', and including what are now the Lothian and Borders regions of eastern Scotland. Those living around Stirling were known as the Manaw Gododdin. The name Gododdin is the Modern Welsh form; it is derived, via earlier Welsh Guotodin, from Brythonic Votadini, attested in Latin texts.

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Dark Ages - Brythonic - Firth of Forth - Stirling - 'Brynaich' - Lothian - Borders - Scotland - Stirling - Modern Welsh - Brythonic - Votadini - Latin

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Gododdin became an independent kingdom following the break-up of the ancient British kingdom of the North, from about 470. Its capital was probably at first the Traprain Law hillfort in East Lothian, moving later to Din Eidyn. Scotland's capital city, Edinburgh is still known as Dùn Èideann in Gaelic.

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British - 470 - Lothian - Capital city - Gaelic

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In the 6th century its southern neighbour 'Brynaich' was invaded by the Angles to become Bernicia.

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6th century - Angles - Bernicia

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