Kingdom of Gwynedd (Guynet)

The original boundaries of Wales for over a millennium, starting with the early Iron Ages until sub-Roman Britain and the Old North (Wikipedia links used). Image courtesy of Wiki commons, attributed to Notuncurious,  map of the original boundaries of Britain .  The boundaries of the countries of Great Britain have changed from their foundation over millennia ago. Firstly, during the early Iron Age, Britain was split into regions based on the tribal land borders of the newly emerging Celts. This was an era when Britain was a land lived by Giants. Gogmagog inhabited Britain (Albion) circa 3,000 years ago and fought a battle against Brutus of Troy , the giant died defending Britain against the invader who came from  Troy . Brutus' family had escaped the Greek empire after the siege of the city of Troy during the Trojan War , in 1184 BC ( Eratosthenes estimate, others 940 BC) from what is now the Republic of Türkiye. His family fled to Italy, and then sailed via Aquita...

Migration of Northern Europeans to the British Isles during the first millennium,  post-Roman Empire.  Anglo-Saxons, Danes, and Vikings (Wikipedia links used). Wales , first called  Cambria , and Great Britain , known as  Albion . The countries were once divided into many so-called petty Kingdoms . For example,  Rhos and Edeirnion  were before the merging of Gwynedd with other Kingdoms during the 5th century AD. During this period, the Saxon territories in  England  were first established during the settlement of the Anglo-Saxons . They were a religiously Pagan group of tribes from the European North Sea who had invaded the  British Isles  following the departure of the Roman legions after four centuries of controlling the Brittonic people and mining their lands. This was an era when the borders of Wales were once much more than they are today. The territories were further east and north than now within what is to...

The importance of the  Kingdoms of Ergyng and Ewias, successor to the Earls of Ewias and Urtchingfilde and Governors of North Cambria (Wikipedia links). Image courtesy of Wiki Commons, attributed to Notuncurious,  map of Wales, post-Roman; Anglo-Saxon . Some of the Welsh Kingdoms lie in what is now western England but kept their status as Brythonic Celts. The best example of a petty Kingdom in ancient Wales now found in England is the Kingdom of Ewyas.  The historical beginnings of Ewias started with the emergence of the titular King of Britain and the first King of Cambria (Wales),  Camber  circa 1,100 BC. He was the son of Brutus of Troy, the legendary founder of the Kingdom of Britain (Albion), and the man who divided the main island of Great Britain into Wales, Scotland, and England. His sons were given provinces to rule as Governors and titular royals. Camber's eldest son, Gorbonian became the  Duke of Cornwall  and Governor of Cambria. ...