Western Brittonic languages comprise two dialects into which Common Brittonic split during the Early Middle Ages, its counterpart being the ancestor of the Southwestern Brittonic languages. The split is often dated to the Battle of Deorham in 577, when the victorious Saxons of Wessex cut Brittonic-speaking Britain in two, causing the Western and Southwestern branches to develop separately.
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RegionWales; formerly western England, Northern England and Scotland 1 Proto-Language StatusDescended from Common Brittonic 1 Sources
1. Western Brittonic languages - Wikipedia
Infobox, Geographic distribution
Geographic distribution: Wales; formerly western England, Northern England and Scotland
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Western Brittonic languages comprise two dialects into which Common Brittonic split during the Early Middle Ages
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