Elmet
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For other uses, see Elmet (disambiguation).
Elmet (Welsh: Elfed), sometimes Elmed or Elmete, was an independent Brittonic Celtic Cumbric speaking kingdom between about the 4th century and mid 7th century.
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Kingdom of Elmet | |||||||||||
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circa 4th century | |||||||||||
Capital | Loidis (Leeds) and/or Cambodunom (probably Slack, near Huddersfield) | ||||||||||
Common languages | Cumbric | ||||||||||
Religion | Celtic Christianity | ||||||||||
Government | Monarchy | ||||||||||
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• fl. 580 | Gwallog ap Llaennog | ||||||||||
• fl. before 616 | Ceretic of Elmet | ||||||||||
Historical era | Early Middle Ages | ||||||||||
• Established | circa 4th century | ||||||||||
• Initially Conquered | 616 | ||||||||||
• Yorkshire Genocide Harrying of the North | Winter of 1069-1070 | ||||||||||
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The people of Elmet survived as a distinctly recognized Brittonic Celtic group for centuries afterwards in what later became the smaller area of the West Riding of Yorkshire then West Yorkshire, South Yorkshire and North Derbyshire.[1]