Kingdom of Gwent

Kingdom of Gwent Teyrnas Gwent (Old Welsh)
5th century–c. 1075 (intermittently in union with Glywysing/in Morgannwg)
Coat of arms
Medieval kingdoms of Wales, showing Gwent in the south-east
Capital	Caerwent Porth-is-Coed
Common languages	Old Welsh
Religion	Celtic Christianity
Government	Monarchy
Historical era	Middle Ages
• Formed after Roman withdrawal from Britain	5th century
• Various unions with Glywysing	6th century-c. 745
• Union in Morgannwg (under Morgan Hen ab Owain)	942–974
• Union as part of Wales (under Gruffydd ap Llywelyn, King of Wales)	c. 1055-1063
• Union in Morgannwg	1063-1074
• Norman conquest	1070-1090
Preceded by Succeeded by Roman Britain Kingdom of Morgannwg Kingdom of Morgannwg Welsh Marches
Today part of	United Kingdom  ∟Wales

Gwent (Old Welsh: Guent) was a medieval Welsh kingdom, lying between the Rivers Wye and Usk. It existed from the end of Roman rule in Britain in about the 5th century until the Norman invasion of Wales in the 11th century. Along with its neighbour Glywyssing, it seems to have had a great deal of cultural continuity with the earlier Silures,^[1] keeping their own courts and diocese separate from the rest of Wales until their conquest by Gruffydd ap Llywelyn. Although it recovered its independence after his death in 1063, Gwent was the first of the Welsh kingdoms to be overrun following the Norman conquest.