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Cerdic

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Cerdic

Saxon king of Wessex. He is said to have come to Britain about AD 495, landing near Southampton. He defeated the British in Hampshire and founded Wessex about AD 500, conquering the Isle of Wight about AD 530.

As Cedric the Saxon, he is one of the main characters in Sir Walter Scott's novel Ivanhoe 1819.



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It may have been settled as early as 495 by Saxons under Cerdic, who is reputed to have landed in Hampshire.
National briefs: RSPCA's royal investigation by Huddersfield Daily Examiner (Huddersfield, England)
It may have been settled as early as 495 by Saxons under Cerdic, who is reputed to have landed in Hampshire.
The World: Edward criticised by Birmingham Mail (England)
It may have been settled as early as 495 by Saxons under Cerdic, who is reputed to have landed in Hampshire.
PROUD VILLAGE FLIES THE FLAG FOR EDWARD by The Journal (Newcastle, England)
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