The Kingdom of Kernyw existed during the Dark Ages in Britain's southwestern peninsula. Its Latin name is Dumnonia. It was known to the English of neighbouring Wessex as the kingdom of the West Welsh, later as Cornwall. Its kings include King Mark (Marcus Cunomorus) (early 6th century), King Constantine (later known as Saint Constantine after his conversion to Christianity in 586), King Geraint (who has killed at the Battle of Llongborth (Langport) in 710), King Dumgarth (d. 878), King Hoel (c920), and King Cynan (c935). The Dark Ages (or Dark Age) is a metaphor with multiple meanings and connotations. ... The West Country is a name for the West of England. ... Latin is the language that was originally spoken in the region around Rome called Latium. ... Royal motto: Dieu et mon droit (French: God and my right) Englands location within the UK Official language English de facto Capital London de facto Largest city London Area  - Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 km² Population  - Total (2001)  - Density Ranked 1st UK 49,138,831 377/km² Religion... Wessex was one of the seven major Anglo-Saxon kingdoms (the Heptarchy) that preceded the kingdom of England. ... Cornwall (Cornish: Kernow or occasionally Curnow) is the part of Great Britains south-west peninsula that is west of the River Tamar, often known as the Cornish peninsula or plateau. ... Mark of Cornwall (Latin Marcus Cunomorus, Cornish Margh, Welsh Cynfawr) was a king of Kernyw (Cornwall) in the early 6th Century AD. According to legend, he was a cousin of King Arthur and father (or uncle) of Tristan; a gravestone found in Cornwall has confirmed that Tristan was at least... (5th century — 6th century — 7th century — other centuries) Events The first academy of the east the Academy of Gundeshapur founded in Persia by the Persian Shah Khosrau I. Irish colonists and invaders, the Scots, began migrating to Caledonia (later known as Scotland) Glendalough monastery, Wicklow Ireland founded by St. ... Events Reccared succeeds his father Leovigild as king of the Visigoths. ... Geraint (d. ... Events End of the Asuka period, the second and last part of the Yamato period and beginning of the Japan. ... Events The Danes force king Alfred the Great of Wessex to retreat to a fort in Athelney, Somerset. ... Events The golden age of the Empire of Ghana began in Africa. ... Events Vaclav (Saint Wenceslas), Duke of the Bohemians, murdered by his brother, Boleslav I, who succeeds him Gyeonhwon, the king of Hubaekje, is overthrown by his eldest son Singeom. ...

Its territory in the 5th century and the first half of the 6th century appears to have been the modern counties of Cornwall, Devon and Somerset, and the Brythonic colony on the Continent later known as Brittany. It may possibly have included parts of Dorset, Wiltshire and Gloucestershire until the Battle of Dyrham in 577. It lost the part of Somerset east and north of the River Parrett to Wessex in 658 and the rest of Somerset in 710. The modern eastern border of Cornwall was set in 927 by Athelstan. (4th century - 5th century - 6th century - other centuries) Events Rome sacked by Visigoths in 410. ... (5th century — 6th century — 7th century — other centuries) Events The first academy of the east the Academy of Gundeshapur founded in Persia by the Persian Shah Khosrau I. Irish colonists and invaders, the Scots, began migrating to Caledonia (later known as Scotland) Glendalough monastery, Wicklow Ireland founded by St. ... Cornwall (Cornish: Kernow or occasionally Curnow) is the part of Great Britains south-west peninsula that is west of the River Tamar, often known as the Cornish peninsula or plateau. ... Devon is a county in South West England, bordering on Cornwall to the west, Dorset and Somerset to the east. ... This page is about the county of Somerset in the United Kingdom. ... Brythonic is one of two major divisions of Insular Celtic languages (the other being Goidelic). ... Traditional coat of arms This article is about the historical duchy and French province, as well as the cultural area of Brittany. ... Dorset (pronounced Dorsit, sometimes in the past called Dorsetshire) is a county in the southwest of England, on the English Channel coast. ... A bridge over the river Avon at Bradford-on-Avon in Wiltshire Wiltshire (abbreviated Wilts) is a large southern English county. ... Gloucestershire (pronounced [ ˈglɒstəʃəʳ]; GLOSS-ter-sher) is a ceremonial and administrative county in southwest England. ... The Battle of Deorham occurred in 577 between the West Saxons and the Celts. ... Events The Anglo-Saxons under Ceawlin of Wessex defeat the British (Welsh) at the Battle of Deorham. ... Wessex was one of the seven major Anglo-Saxon kingdoms (the Heptarchy) that preceded the kingdom of England. ... Events The union of Slavic tribes falls apart after Samos death Births Deaths King Samo of the Slavs Categories: 658 ... Events End of the Asuka period, the second and last part of the Yamato period and beginning of the Japan. ... Events Hubaekje sacks the Silla capital of Gyeongju and places King Gyeongsun on the throne. ... Athelstan (c. ...

See also

• Legendary Dukes of Cornwall for the pseudohistoric rulers of Cornwall mentioned by Geoffrey of Monmouth