Although disagreeing on many other aspects, both kernowsceptic and kernocentric historians unite in accepting a kingdom of Dumnonia as a clear and obvious fact.
Kingdoms of British Celts - Dumnonia / Defnas - The History Files
The Celtic Kingdom of Dumnonia existed between the fourth and eighth centuries. The name derives from the Celtic tribal people the Dumnonii who inhabited the area which is now known as Cornwall (Kernow), Devon (Dyfneint- meaning 'deep valley dwellers') and Somerset (the 'Summer Land' of the Mabinogion).
Dumnonia is a historical name for a region in southwestern England that includes modern-day Cornwall, Devon, and parts of Somerset and Dorset. It was a Celtic kingdom established in the post-Roman period that became part of the Anglo-Saxon kingdom of Wessex in the 9th century.
Explore the forgotten frontier of Dumnonia, a Celtic kingdom that resisted Saxon conquest. Using ancient landscapes, Roman roads, and archaeological finds, this article reveals Britain’s last stronghold.
Dumnonia (in the adjective form) [1] is the Latin ised name for a Brythonic kingdom that existed in Sub-Roman Britain between the 6th century CE and the 7th century CE in the more westerly parts of present-day South West England.
Dumnonia, kingdom of. After the Roman withdrawal, Cornwall became part of the kingdom of Dumnonia, which also included Devon (the name derived from Dumnonia) and parts of west Somerset. Its domestic history is obscure, though its geographical position enabled it to survive for centuries.
Dumnonia was a Brythonic kingdom in post-Roman Britain, occupying territory in the southwest corresponding to modern Devon, Cornwall, and adjacent areas of Somerset and Dorset, which endured from roughly the 5th to the 9th century amid Anglo-Saxon incursions.