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Gewisse
Gewisse | |||||||||
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| 5th century–7th century | |||||||||
| Common languages | Brittonic Old English (Englisc) | ||||||||
| Religion | Brittonic paganism Anglo-Saxon paganism | ||||||||
| Government | Folkland | ||||||||
| History | |||||||||
• Established | 5th century | ||||||||
• Disestablished | 7th century | ||||||||
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The Gewisse (Old English: [jeˈwisːe] ye-WEES-se; Latin: Geuissæ) were a tribe or ruling clan of the Anglo-Saxons. Their first location, mentioned in early medieval sources was the upper Thames region, around Dorchester on Thames.[1] However, some scholars suggest that the Gewisse had origins among the ancient Britons at Cair-Caratauc (Old Sarum) in Wiltshire. According to Saxon folklore, the Gewisse were the founders of the kingdom of Wessex.
- ^ Yorke 1995, p. 34.
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