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Ebrauc or Caer Ebrauc is the Cumbric name for the modern city of York. In modern Welsh it is called Efrog. It is believed that Ebrauc was originally a Brigantian settlement before it was annexed to the Roman Empire (c.71AD) and renamed by them Eboracum. Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... York is a city in northern England, at the confluence of the Rivers Ouse and Foss. ... Evolution and Extinction Cumbric was the Brythonic Celtic language spoken in much of Cumbria, Northern Northumbria, and parts of lowland Scotland until about the 11th century. ... York is a city in northern England, at the confluence of the Rivers Ouse and Foss. ... Welsh redirects here, and this article describes the Welsh language. ... The Brigantes were a British Celtic tribe which lived between Tyne and Humber. ... For other uses, see Roman Empire (disambiguation) The Roman Empire is the term conventionally used to describe the Ancient Roman polity in the centuries following its reorganization under the leadership of Octavian (better known as Augustus), until its radical reformation in what was later to be known as the Byzantine... This article is about the English city. ...

At the end of Roman rule the city briefly flourished as the capital of an independent realm. The Kingdom of Ebrauc came into existance when the great "Kingdom of the North" split in c.470 between the sons of it's last High-King; Mor ap Ceneu, grandson of Coel Hen. Sometimes this new realm was called Deifr meaning "waters" (perhaps referred to the kingdom's coastal location) but was more usually named for the capital itself; Ebrauc. A legendary king of Celtic Britain, about all that can be said about Old King Cole with any certainty is that: Old King Cole in an illustration by Maxfield Parrish, 1909. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ...

Independence for Ebrauc was not to last long, for the native Britons of what the later Welsh bards were to call "the old north" or Y'r Gogledd Hen were disasterously fractious and were far happier to fight amongst themselves than to confront their common foes. A bard is a poet and singer, with the particular meaning differing for various countries and epochs. ...

In 573 the men of Ebrauc went to war with what remained of the Selgovae tribe further to the north. At the Battle of Arfderydd (close to modern Arthuret in Cumbria) the joint-kings of Ebrauc were victorious in slaying their rival (King Gwenddolau ap Ceidio) and destroying his fortress of Caer Gwenddolau. Merlin himself is supposed to have been present and was said to have been one of the few survivors. The Selgovae were a Celtic tribe in northern Britain, inhabiting roughly the central Borders region. ... Wikipedia does not yet have an article with this exact name. ... Cumbria is a county in the North West region of England. ... Merlin Ambrosius (Welsh: Myrddin Emrys; also known as Myrddin Wyllt (Merlin the wild), Merlin Caledonensis (Scottish Merlin), Merlinus, and Merlyn) is the personage best known as the mighty wizard featured in accounts of Arthur of Britain starting with Geoffrey of Monmouths Historia Regum Britanniae. ...

This was a pyrrhic victory for Peredur and his brother Gwrgi as only seven years later when his weakened forces moved against the Angles of Bernicia (formerly called Bryneich) they were defeated and he and his brother were killed. A Pyrrhic victory (pronounced pirric) is a victory which is won at too great a cost for the victor. ... A map showing the general locations of the Anglo-Saxon Kingdoms circa 600CE. Anglo-Saxons is a term that refers to a collection of culturally related Germanic tribes from Angeln. ... Bernicia (Brythonic, Brynaich or Bryneich) was a kingdom of the Angles in northern England during the 6th and 7th centuries AD. It later merged with the kingdom of Deira to form the kingdom of Northumbria. ... Bernicia (originally called in Brythonic, Brynaich or Bryneich) was a British kingdom in northern England which was invaded by Angles during the 6th and 7th centuries AD and renamed by them Bernicia. ...

Panic spread as the pagan Angles ravaged the leaderless kingdom and attacked the city of Caer Ebrauc. After what by all accounts was an heroic last battle the new king was able to escape into exile and the city fell. Once Ebrauc had been captured the territory of Deifr became an Anglo-Saxon kingdom renamed Deira. The Anglo-Saxons refers collectively to the groups of Germanic tribes who achieved dominance in southern Britain from the mid-5th century, forming the basis for the modern English nation. ... Italic textBold text --203. ...

British control of Ebrauc was briefly restored under High-King Cadwallon ap Cadfan (the King of Gwynedd) who seized the area and the city after the Battle of Meicen (Hatfield) in October 632 during which his rival, Edwin of Northumbria was killed. Cadwallon was eventually defeated and killed by Northumbrian forces under the command of Oswald of Bernicia at the Battle of Cantysgol (Hexham) in 635 afterwhich Anglian control over York was restored. Cadwallon ap Cadfan (c. ... Places Hatfield is the name of some places around the world. ... Events Abu Bakr becomes first caliph or Successor of the Prophet, leader of Islam Abu Bakr defeats Mosailima in the Battle of Akraba. ... Saint Edwin (alternately Eadwine or Æduini) ( 584–October 12, 632/633) was the King of Northumbria from about 616 until his death. ... Oswald (c. ... Map sources for Hexham at grid reference NY9363 Hexham is a market town in Northumberland, England, located south of the River Tyne. ...

Peredur is named as one of the kings of this realm and scholars identify him with the Sir Percival of Arthurian fame. Peredur Arueu Dur, King of Ebrauc (c. ... King Arthur is an important figure in the mythology of Britain. ...

Kings of Ebrauc

• Einion ap Mor c.470 - c.505
• Eliffer Gosgorddfawr ap Einion c.505 - c.560
• Peredur Arueu Dur ap Eliffer c.560 - 580
• Gwrgi ap Eliffer c.560 - 580
• Gwrgant Gwron ap Peredur 580 - c.581

Restoration

• Cadwallon ap Cafan 632 - 635

References

• The Annales Cambrae, James Ingram Edition, 1912
• David Nash Ford "Early British Kingdoms"
• Kessler Web
• Red4.co.uk