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Manaw Gododdin was the narrow coastal region on the south side of the Firth of Forth, part of the Brythonic-speaking Kingdom of Gododdin in the post-Roman Era. It is notable as the homeland of Cunedda prior to his conquest of North Wales, and as the homeland of the heroic warriors in the literary epic Y Gododdin.
This hill fort was abandoned in the fifth century. Also of note was the area of Manau (Manaw). The Manau Gododdin were a subsidiary of the main Guotodin people, located just beyond the Antonine Wall, around the Forth's headwaters, which provided a natural citadel at Stirling.
Manaw Gododdin. Archaeological evidence indicates that a local Romano-Christian aristocracy maintained authority over a region spanning modern northeast England and southeast Scotland until its demise in the mid-7th century.
Aug 17, 2024 · Saint Gwladys ferch Brychan or St Gladys (Latin-Claudia), was the beautiful Queen of Saint Gwynllyw Milwr and one of the famous saintly daughters of King Brychan of Brycheiniog. She was the mother of one of the most revered Welsh saints, Saint Cadoc 'the Wise'. Traditional history.
The Gododdin (Welsh pronunciation: [ɡɔˈdɔðɪn]) were a Brittonic people of north-eastern Britannia, the area known as the Hen Ogledd or Old North (modern south-east Scotland and north-east England), in the sub-Roman period.
According to Old Welsh tradition contained in section 62 of the Historia Brittonum, Cunedda came from Manaw Gododdin, the modern Falkirk region of Scotland:
Dec 8, 2013 · They recount how 300 crack troops from Manaw Gododdin, near Edinburgh, fought the Saxons at Catterick with only three of them, including the poet Aneirin, surviving the battle.
