wessex

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One of the seven major Anglo-Saxon kingdoms, existing between the 6th and 9th centuries, and comprising most of England south of the Thames

{i} Saxon kingdom in south west England

an ancient Anglo-Saxon kingdom in the south and southwest of England, which continued until England became united in the 9th century. The writer Thomas Hardy used the name Wessex in his novels to mean the southwestern counties of England, especially Dorset. Ancient Anglo-Saxon kingdom, southern England. Its area approximated that of the counties of Hampshire, Dorset, Wiltshire, Somerset, Berkshire, and Avon. Its capital was Winchester. The kingdom is traditionally thought to have been founded by Saxon invaders of Britain 494. Wessex conquered Kent and Sussex, and in the 9th century, under King Alfred the Great, it prevented the Danes from conquering England south of the Danelaw. By 927 Wessex had reconquered the Danelaw, and Alfred's grandson, Athelstan, had become king of all England; thereafter all kings of Wessex were kings of England. The region figures prominently in legends of King Arthur (see Arthurian legend), and the designation "Wessex" was used by Thomas Hardy to represent the region of southwestern England in which he set his works of fiction

One of the sevon major Anglo-Saxon kingdoms, existing between the 6th and 9th centuries, and comprising most of England south of the Thames

a Saxon kingdom in southwestern England that became the most powerful English kingdom by the 10th century

الواصلة

Wes·sex

التركية النطق

wesıks

النطق

/ˈwesəks/ /ˈwɛsəks/

علم أصول الكلمات

() The land of the West Saxons.