Dumnonia is the Latinised name for a Brythonic kingdom that existed in Sub-Roman Britain between the late 4th and late 8th centuries CE in the more westerly parts of present-day South West England.

The kings of Dumnonia were the rulers of the large Brythonic kingdom of Dumnonia in the south-west of Great Britain during the Sub-Roman and early medieval periods.

The Dumnonii or Dumnones were a British tribe who inhabited Dumnonia, the area now known as Cornwall and Devon (and some areas of present-day Dorset and Somerset) in the further parts of the South West peninsula of Britain, from at least the Iron Age up to the early Saxon period.

Formed as the kingdom of Dumnonia by the long-dominant Dumnonii tribe here, it apparently emerged much earlier than many of its peers, perhaps up to two hundred years earlier than equivalents in the rest of modern England, while in Wales the picture is more confused.

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 and became part of the Anglo-Saxon kingdom of Wessex in the 9th century.

Mar 29, 2020 · Dumnonia was the name of a territory, derived from a people – the Dumnonii – and a reminder of the Roman Empire at a time when British elites were keen to don the garb of Romanitas. Constantine was a member of a shifting group of elite families that had fastened onto the power associated with the prestige goods being imported from the ...

The Kingdom of Dumnonia, located in present-day Cornwall and parts of Devon, was ruled by kings from around 290 to 710 AD. While detailed records from this period are scarce, here are some notable kings and significant points about the early history of Dumnonia:

Aug 13, 2012 · During the reign of King Ine of Wessex, the next Kingdom to the West was Dumnonia, a name taken from the people who inhabited the modern counties of Devon, Cornwall, and the western parts of Somerset and Dorset in the pre-roman period known as the Dumnonii.

Dumnonia was a large Celtic kingdom that encompassed all of Cornwall (Cornubia), Devon (Dyfneint), and much of Somerset (the 'Summer Land' of the Mabinogion). Although it had emerged prior to the period of study on wikitree it seems to be a series of small tribal groups and the "kingdom" didn't emerge until c the 4th Century.