Cerdic, King of the West Saxons

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• Name	Cerdic   [1]
  Suffix	King of the West Saxons
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	King of the West Saxons, ca, 538-554.  [1]
  Death	Yes, date unknown
  Notes	The founder of Wessex, was claimed as the ancestor of the West Saxon royal line, the Cerdicingas. He is said to have landed with his son Cynric at Cerdicesora, in 495. Cerdic's own origins are complicated by the fact that he, like some of his successors, bears a Celtic name, the British Ceretic (Caradoc). A British strain in the West Saxon royal house is not unlikely. The hypothesis that King Arthur of legend was his father has been put forth by Geoffrey Asche.
  Person ID	I4235	Ellingboe
  Last Modified	6 Jan 2011

  
  

  Family ID

  F3127

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• Sources

  [S144] Stone, D.C., Stone - Ancient and Medieval, (Don Charles Stone, 1995-1998), Chart 10-1 (Reliability: 3).