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Kernewek
Welcome to Kernewek Tri. If you haven't done so, go and learn from Kernowek Onen or Dew where you will learn some basic Cornish words.
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Istory KernowThe History of Cornwall.  Cornwall or Kernow as it was known back then, was part of the Kingdom of Dumnonia, which extended to Somerset. The Cornish area, named Cornubia by the Romans (meaning hill dwellers) was ruled by a separate set of kings to the area Dumnonii (meaning Valley dwellers), although considered the same kingdom they were quite separate. Cornubia (as it was known until the end of the middle ages) stretched from Land's End to East Dartmoor, and Dummnonii from there to the Cotswolds. When the Romans Invaded, the kingdom of Cornubia was left untouched, apart from a trader with Romans. This is evidential in the lack of Roman features, such as straight roads and extensive forts. Dumnonii's borders were pushed back to modern Devon Border at this time. When the Anglo Saxons invaded, Dumnonii was invaded, and Cornubia's borders were pushed back to the east bank River Tamer by King Aethlstan in 987. Vikings were great friends of the Celts, the Cornish harboured Viking Ships in places such as Plymouth to allow them to raid the Angles. In 879 the battle of Hingstundon took place in which Vikings and Celts fought against the Angles. There is a dispute as to the location. At first it is Callington, but recent evidence points to Hingstun Down in East Dartmoor, closer to the Cornish border at that time. The Myth that Cornubia became part of Wales is just that. The Angles names Cornubia West Wealas, meaning in Anglo-Saxon language, "West Foreigners", while Wales was named Wealas meaning "foreigners", a simple misunderstanding. It is True that Wales and Cornwall were very close allies, as there are records in "The Library of Wales" of extensive contact to Cornwall. Cornwall was left untouched after the Border was set to the Tamer until sometime in the future. You will find out about this in the next course. |
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