Jutish kingdom within Anglo-Saxon Britain on the Isle of Wight
Wihtland
512-686
Capital
Wihtgarsburgh
Religion
Anglo-Saxon paganism, Anglo-Saxon Christianity
Government
Monarchy
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Sub-Roman Britain
Lordship of the Isle of Wight
Today part of
United Kingdom
England
South East England
Isle of Wight
The location of the Isle of Wight within the United Kingdom
Wihtwara was the kingdom founded on the Isle of Wight, a 147-square-mile (380 km2) island off the south coast of England, during the Anglo-Saxon settlement of Britain. The name was derived from the Jutish name Wihtwara ("Men of Wiht"). Its capital was a fort named Wihtwarasburgh. It has been suggested that the modern-day village of Carisbrooke was built on top of Wihtwarasburgh due to the fact that they share their location. It has also been suggested that Wihtwarasburgh was built on top of a pre-existing Roman fort, but this has not been proven.
Wihtwara was the kingdom founded on the Isle of Wight, a 147-square-mile (380 km2) island off the south coast of England, during the Anglo-Saxon settlement...
or Magonset, a sub-kingdom of Mercia in what is now Herefordshire; the Wihtwara, a Jutish kingdom on the Isle of Wight, originally as important as the...
"Cædwalla". Gutenberg.org. 12 December 2016. Retrieved 6 February 2021. "wihtwara". wihtwara. Retrieved 6 February 2021. jan bayliss (29 March 2019). Arwald's...
The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle also lists Wihtgar and Stuf as founders of the Wihtwara (Isle of Wight) and a man named Port and his two sons Bieda and Maeglaof...
Middle Ages, the island was settled by Jutes as the pagan kingdom of the Wihtwara under King Arwald. In 685, it was invaded by King Cædwalla of Wessex, who...
Lindsey (which survived as the Parts of Lindsey, Lincolnshire) and the Wihtwara (Isle of Wight). These are commonly referred to as "petty kingdoms". During...
Empire Ribe Personal union 1013–1042 AD Sussex Selsey Kingdom 477–825 AD Wessex Winchester Kingdom 519–1018 AD Wihtwara Wihtgarsburgh Kingdom 512–686 AD...
Sandwich, Kent region) Limenwara Merscware (Dwellers of Romney Marsh, Kent) Wihtwara (Wight Islanders) (Wihtgara Tribal Hidage) (in the Isle of Wight) Meonwara...
British Isles Wessex Winchester Kingdom 519–1018 AD Europe: British Isles Wihtwara Wihtgarsburgh Kingdom 512–927 AD Europe: East Samo's Empire Morava Empire...
came from a misunderstood place name. The "Men of Wight" were known as "Wihtwara". Carisbrooke was known as the "Fort of the Men of Wight" ("Wihtwarasburgh")...
initially from the Saxons and Angles. Jutes founded kingdoms known as Wihtwara (Wight), Meonwara (Meon Valley) and Ytene (in an area similar to the later...
inhabited Kent (Cantaware) and from there they occupied the Isle of Wight (Wihtwara) and also possibly the area around Hastings in East Sussex (Haestingas)...
the Old English suffix "-wara" meaning "-dwellers". Examples include the Wihtwara of the Isle of Wight, the Meonwara of the area around the River Meon in...
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