Gododdin
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For the medieval Welsh poem, see Y Gododdin.
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. Descendants of the Votadini, they are best known as the subject of the 6th-century Welsh poem Y Gododdin, which memorialises the Battle of Catraeth and is attributed to Aneirin.
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circa 4th century | |||||||||||
Common languages | Brythonic | ||||||||||
Religion | Celtic Christianity | ||||||||||
Government | Monarchy | ||||||||||
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Historical era | Early Middle Ages | ||||||||||
• Established | circa 4th century | ||||||||||
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The name Gododdin is the Modern Welsh form, but the name appeared in Old Welsh as Guotodin and derived from the tribal name Votadini recorded in Classical sources, such as in Greek texts from the Roman period.[1]