Post-Roman Britain in the context of "Battle of Badon"

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⭐ Core Definition: Post-Roman Britain

Sub-Roman Britain, also called post-Roman Britain or Dark Age Britain, is the period of late antiquity in Great Britain between the end of Roman rule and the founding of Anglo-Saxon kingdoms. The term was originally used to describe archaeological remains found in 5th- and 6th-century AD sites that hinted at the decay of locally made wares from a previous higher standard under the Roman Empire. It is now used to describe the period that began with the recall of Roman troops from Britannia to Gaul by Constantine III in 407 and ended with the Battle of Deorham in 577. This period has attracted a great deal of academic and popular debate, in part because of the lack of written records from the time.

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👉 Post-Roman Britain in the context of Battle of Badon

The Battle of Badon, also known as the Battle of Mons Badonicus, was purportedly fought between Britons and Anglo-Saxons in Post-Roman Britain during the late 5th or early 6th century. It was credited as a major victory for the Britons, stopping the westward encroachment of the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms for a period.

The earliest known references to the battle, by the British cleric Gildas, date to the 6th century. It is chiefly known today for the supposed involvement of the man who would later be remembered as the legendary King Arthur; although it is not agreed that Arthur was a historical person, his name first appears in the 9th-century Historia Brittonum, where he is mentioned as having participated in the battle alongside the Brittonic kings as a war commander, though is not described as a king himself. Because of the limited number of sources, there is no certainty about the date, location, or details of the fighting apart from the result being a victory for the Britons.

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Post-Roman Britain in the context of End of Roman rule in Britain

Roman rule in Britain ended as Roman military forces withdrew to defend or seize the Western Roman Empire's continental core, leaving behind an autonomous post-Roman Britain. In 383, the usurper Magnus Maximus withdrew troops from northern and western Britain, probably leaving local warlords in charge. In 407, the usurper Constantine III took the remaining mobile Roman soldiers to Gaul in response to the crossing of the Rhine, and external attacks surged. The Romano-British deposed Roman officials around 410, and government largely reverted to city level. That year Emperor Honorius refused an appeal from Britain for military assistance. The following decades saw the collapse of urban life and the Anglo-Saxon settlement of Britain.

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Post-Roman Britain in the context of Deira

Deira (/ˈdaɪrə, ˈdɛərə/ DY-rə, DAIR-ə; Old Welsh/Cumbric: Deywr or Deifr; Old English: Dere or Dera rice) was an area of Post-Roman Britain, and a later Anglian kingdom.

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← End of Roman rule in Britain ← Deira ← Battle of Badon
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Dark Ages (historiography) → Late antiquity → Great Britain → End of Roman rule in Britain → Anglo-Saxon settlement of Britain → Roman Empire → Roman Britain → Roman Gaul → Constantine III (Western Roman emperor) → Battle of Deorham →