He lists seven kings of the Anglo-Saxons whom he regards as having held imperium, or overlordship ; only one king of Wessex, Ceawlin, is listed, and none from Mercia, though elsewhere he acknowledges the secular power several of the Mercians held.

Ceawlin is also named as one of the eight " bretwaldas ", a title given in the Chronicle to eight rulers who had overlordship over southern Britain, although the extent of Ceawlin's control is not known.

Though there are many unanswered questions about the chronology and activities of the early West Saxon rulers, it is clear that Ceawlin was one of the key figures in the final Anglo-Saxon conquest of southern Britain.

Although these annals provide most of what is known about Ceawlin, the historicity of many of the entries is uncertain.

The sources do agree that Ceawlin is the son of Cynric and he usually is named as the father of Cuthwine.

There is one discrepancy in this case: the entry for 685 in the version of the Chronicle assigns Ceawlin a son, Cutha, but in the 855 entry in the same manuscript, Cutha is listed as the son of Cuthwine.

Whether Ceawlin is a descendant of Cerdic is a matter of debate.

The name, Ceawlin, is one of the names that does not have a convincing Anglo-Saxon origin ; it seems more likely to be from the native Britons.

The first record of a battle fought by Ceawlin is in 556, when he and his father, Cynric, fought the native Britons at " Beran byrg ", or Bera's Stronghold.

The first battle Ceawlin fought as king is dated by the Chronicle to 568, when he and Cutha fought with Æthelberht, the king of Kent.

There are multiple examples of joint kingship in Anglo-Saxon history, and this may be another: it is not clear what Cutha's relationship to Ceawlin is, but it certainly is possible he was also a king.

" Cuthwulf's relationship with Ceawlin is unknown, but the alliteration common to Anglo-Saxon royal families suggests Cuthwulf may be part of the West Saxon royal line.

The annal for 577 reads " Here Cuthwine and Ceawlin fought against the Britons, and they killed three kings, Coinmail and Condidan and Farinmail, in the place which is called Dyrham, and took three cities: Gloucester and Cirencester and Bath.

It is possible that when Ceawlin and Cuthwine took Bath, they found the Roman baths still operating to some extent.

The entry reads " Here Ceawlin and Cutha fought against the Britons at the place which is named Fethan leag, and Cutha was killed ; and Ceawlin took many towns and countless war-loot, and in anger he turned back to his own.

The Battle of Deorham or Dyrham was fought in 577 between the West Saxons under Ceawlin and Cuthwine and the Britons of the West Country.

The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle entry for 577 records that that year King Ceawlin of Wessex and his young son Cuthwine fought the Britons of the West Country at " the spot that is called ".

According to the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle there was a battle at Dyrham in 577 in which the Gewisse ( West Saxons ) under Ceawlin killed three British kings and captured Gloucester, Cirencester and Bath.

West Saxon occupation of the area did not last long, however, and may have ended as early as 584, the date of the battle of Fethanleag, according to the A. S. C., in which Cutha was killed and Ceawlin returned home in anger, and certainly by 603 when, according to Bede, Saint Augustine attended a conference of Welsh bishops " at St. Augustine's Oak on the borders of the Hwicce and the West Saxons ".

Cynegils is variously described in West Saxon sources as being a son of Ceolwulf, a son of Ceol brother of Ceolwulf, a son of Ceola son of Cutha, a son of Cuthwine son of Ceawlin, and a son of Cuthwulf son of Cuthwine.

Dyrham is thought to have been the site of the important Battle of Deorham fought in AD 577 between the West Saxons under Ceawlin and Cuthwine, and the Britons of the West Country.

This battle was fought against Ceawlin and Cwichelm of Wessex, the West Saxon kings who invaded their territory with a larger force than the East-Saxons could muster in or about 626.

Alton may have been the site of a bloody defeat of a Saxon army led by Ceawlin in the year 592.

Ceawlin ( also spelled Ceaulin and Caelin, died ca.

Ceawlin was active during the last years of the Anglo-Saxon invasion, with little of southern England remaining in the control of the native Britons by the time of his death.

The Chronicle records several battles of Ceawlin's between the years 556 and 592, including the first record of a battle between different groups of Anglo-Saxons, and indicates that under Ceawlin Wessex acquired significant territory, some of which was later to be lost to other Anglo-Saxon kingdoms.

Ceawlin died in 593, having been deposed the year before, possibly by his successor, Ceol.

The entry says " Here Ceawlin and Cutha fought against Aethelberht and drove him into Kent ; and they killed two ealdormen, Oslaf and Cnebba, on Wibbandun.

It probably was built in the fifth or sixth centuries, perhaps by Ceawlin.

It is presumed that Ceawlin, who succeeded Cynric in about 581, was his son.

Ceawlin overcame pockets of resisting Britons to the northeast, in the Chilterns, Gloucestershire and Somerset.

At the same time, he is plainly sympathetic, clearly friendly.

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