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The PEDIGREE of
 Cerdic (Cedric) of the GEWISSAE (ANCIENT SAXONY)
   First King of the WEST SAXONS (WESSEX); (Serdic?)

    Note: Origin of the Anglo-Saxon race (acc. King Alfred): ``In the year that was past from the birth of Christ 494, then Cedric and Cynric his son landed at Cerdices ora [Cerdic's ore] from five ships.''
    But some scholars think Cerdic was a Briton with Alfred fabricating an Anglo-Saxon pedigree for political purposes.

Born:  abt. 467    Died:  534

Poss. HM George I's 27-Great Grandfather.       Poss. Agnes Harris's 31-Great Grandfather.
 Wife/Partner:         Gorpe
 Possible Child:         Creoda of the GEWISSAE
 Alternative Father of Possible Child:         Cerdic of WESSEX
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/-- Brond of SCANDINAVIA   +==&=> [ 134 ,,BD,&]
/   | or: his son Bernic, q.v.
/-- Frithugar DEIRA of ANCIENT SAXONY
/-- Freawine (Freovin) of ANCIENT SAXONY
/   | (skip this generation?)
/-- Wig (Uvigg Wigga) of ANCIENT SAXONY  (355? - ?)
/-- poss.  Gewis (Gewisch) of ANCIENT SAXONY  (383? - ?)
/   | or: poss. Eafa (Effa) I of ANCIENT SAXONY
/-- Esla (Esle) of ANCIENT SAXONY  (411? - ?)
/   | or: his son Effa II
/-- poss.  Elesa (Elistus) of ANCIENT SAXONY  (439? - 514?)
| \  /-- Gevar (Sea-King) in DENMARK
/  \-- poss.  daughter of Gevar
- Cerdic (Cedric) of the GEWISSAE (ANCIENT SAXONY)
\  
\-- (missing)
 
  His (poss.) 3-Great Grandchildren:        Cuthgils of WESSEX   ;   Celdric (King) of WEST SAXONS   ;   Chad of WESSEX   ;   Cuthwulf (Cutha) (Under-ruler) of WESSEX   ;   Audur IVARSDOTTIR (Queen) of HOLMGARD
 

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