Cynric

Family: West-Saxons · Role: king of the West-Saxons · First appears: A.D. 449–556

In 495, Cynric arrived in Britain with Cerdic, his father, and fought the Welsh with him. They later slew Natanleod and five thousand men in 508; Cynric and Cerdic also fought the Britons at Charford, Cerdic’s-ley and Carisbrook, where they took the Isle of Wight. The Charford entry is listed under 508 but dates the event to 519; the other entries date the battles to 527 and 530.

When Cerdic died in 534, Cynric succeeded him as king of the West-Saxons. Cynric and his people gave the Isle of Wight to his nephews Stuff and Wihtgar. He is recorded as the son of Creoda as well as of Cerdic, and as the father of Ceawlin, Celm, Cutha and Ceolwulf. In 552 he fought the Britons at Sarum and put them to flight; in 556, he fought alongside Ceawlin at Beranbury.

Relationship record

Life events

• After Cerdic died, his son Cynric succeeded to the government.(A.D. 449–556)
  • With: Cerdic
  • “Then he died, and his son Cynric succeeded to the government”
• 495 · Cerdic and Cynric arrived in Britain and fought the Welsh that same day.(A.D. 449–556 · 📍 Cerdic's-ore)
  • With: Cerdic
  • “This year came two leaders into Britain, Cerdic and Cynric his son, with five ships, at a place that is called Cerdic's-ore. And they fought with the Welsh the same day.”
• 508 · Cerdic and Cynric slew the British king Natanleod and five thousand men.(A.D. 449–556)
  • With: Cerdic Natanleod
  • “This year Cerdic and Cynric slew a British king, whose name was Natanleod, and five thousand men with him.”
• 508 · Cerdic and Cynric took the government of the West-Saxons and fought the Britons at Charford.(A.D. 449–556 · 📍 Charford)
  • With: Cerdic
  • “This year Cerdic and Cynric undertook the government of the West-Saxons; the same year they fought with the Britons at a place now called Charford.”
• 508 · Cerdic and Cynric fought the Britons at Cerdic's-ley.(A.D. 449–556 · 📍 Cerdic's-ley)
  • With: Cerdic
  • “This year Cerdic and Cynric fought with the Britons in the place that is called Cerdic's-ley.”
• 508 · Cerdic and Cynric took the Isle of Wight and slew many men at Carisbrook.(A.D. 449–556 · 📍 Carisbrook)
  • With: Cerdic
  • “This year Cerdic and Cynric took the isle of Wight, and slew many men in Carisbrook.”
• 534 · Cerdic died, and his son Cynric succeeded to the government.(A.D. 449–556)
  • With: Cerdic
  • “This year died Cerdic, the first king of the West-Saxons. Cynric his son succeeded to the government”
• 534 · Cynric and his people gave the Isle of Wight to his two nephews, Stuff and Wihtgar.(A.D. 449–556 · 📍 Isle of Wight)
  • With: Stuff Wihtgar
  • “And they gave to their two nephews, Stuff and Wihtgar, the whole of the Isle of Wight.”
• 552 · Cynric fought the Britons at Sarum and put them to flight.(A.D. 449–556 · 📍 Sarum)
  • “This year Cynric fought with the Britons on the spot that is called Sarum, and put them to flight.”

A.D. 449–556

• parent: Cerdic “Cynric his son succeeded to the government,”
• child: Ceawlin “Then he died; and Ceawlin, his son, succeeded,”
• child: Celm “Celm of Cynric,”
• parent: Creoda “Cynric of Creoda,”
• enemies with Cerdic “This year Cynric fought with the Britons on the spot that is called Sarum, and put them to flight.”
• enemies with Natanleod “This year Cerdic and Cynric slew a British king, whose name was Natanleod, and five thousand men with him.”
• allies with Ceawlin “This year Cynric and Ceawlin fought with the Britons at Beranbury.”
• allies with Cerdic (They are the two leaders named immediately before this sentence.) “And they fought with the Welsh the same day.”
• younger kin: Stuff (The passage calls Stuff and Wihtgar the two leaders' nephews.) “And they gave to their two nephews, Stuff and Wihtgar, the whole of the Isle of Wight.”
• younger kin: Wihtgar (The passage calls Stuff and Wihtgar the two leaders' nephews.) “And they gave to their two nephews, Stuff and Wihtgar, the whole of the Isle of Wight.”

A.D. 560–625

• child: Cutha “Cutha of Cynric”
• parent: Cerdic (Direction follows the genealogy.) “Cynric of Cerdic”

A.D. 661–684

• child: Ceolwulf “He was the son of Cenfus, Cenfus of Cenferth, Cenferth of Cuthgils, Cuthgils of Ceolwulf, Ceolwulf of Cynric, Cynric of Cerdic.”
• parent: Cerdic “He was the son of Cenfus, Cenfus of Cenferth, Cenferth of Cuthgils, Cuthgils of Ceolwulf, Ceolwulf of Cynric, Cynric of Cerdic.”

A.D. 685–721

• child: Ceawlin “Ceawlin was the son of Cynric, and Cynric of Cerdic.”
• parent: Cerdic “Ceawlin was the son of Cynric, and Cynric of Cerdic.”

A.D. 836–867

• child: Ceawlin “Cuthwin of Ceawlin, Ceawlin of Cynric, Cynric of Creoda”
• parent: Creoda “Ceawlin of Cynric, Cynric of Creoda, Creoda of Cerdic”

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Extracted from the original text of The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle. Made with Rho MD.