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Anglo Saxon Chronicles - 568AD - Wibban dune (Ceaulin and Cuþa)
 
The entry from the Chronicles

Original text
Her Ceaulin 7 Cuþa gefuhton wiþ Ęþelbryht. 7 hine in Cent gefliemdon, 7 tuegen aldormen on Wibban dune ofslogon, Oslaf 7 Cnebban.

Translation
568AD. Here Ceaulin and Cuþa fought against Ęþelbryht, and pursued him into Kent. And they slew two aldermen at Wibban dune [Wimbledon], Oslaf and Cnebban.

Where is Wibban dune

Wibban dune appears to be made from three Saxon snippets 'Wibba' meaning 'beetle', 'en' meaning 'the people of' and 'dune' an old Celtic hillfort fort, so the 'the people of the beetle fort', this probably relates to the site of Wimbledon, which probably controlled the Surrey area.
Possible interpretation of the Chronicles

This move towards Kent was probably to the modern Kent boundary, and most likely the Wessex Saxons took over London from the Kings of Kent.

This would give Wessex control of modern Surrey and London.


Map showing the Expansion of the Wessex Saxons from Beranbyrg until 628AD
 
Map showing the Expansion of Wessex until 628AD
Map generated using Google My Maps 2024 - showing the Landscape, modern Counties and sea in 477AD


Please Note: this map is my interpretation of the Anglo Saxon Chronicles entries relating to the West Saxons expansion and their take over of Surrey, London, Middlesex, Hertfordshire, Bedfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire, Somerset and Gloucestershire.

The logic for the coastal changes and the Forest of Andredsweald can be viewed on the following pages:

Roman Roads in Britain

The Great Forest of Andredsweald - Anglo Saxon Chronicles

Landscape - Was the sea level in Saxon times at Pevensey 4 to 5 metres higher ?

Was the high tide in Saxon times 5 metres higher ? - the Wash

Landscape - The History of the Romney Marsh in maps(Pre-Roman to Modern times)

Roman Locations that have not been identified and roads that just terminate



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