Brigantes
The Brigantes were a British Celtic tribe (people), that used to live in the North of Roman Britain; between the rivers Tyne and Humber. They occupied what was later Northumbria.[1] To the north was the territory of the Votadini, which straddled the present day border between England and Scotland.
Where the Brigantes used to live - in red.
Nearby tribes
The tribes that used to live next to the Brigantes were the Carvetti, the Parisii, the Cornovii, and the Corieltauvi.
Related tribes
There was a Brigantes tribe who used to live in the South of Ireland as well. They may both be related to the Brigantii of the eastern Alps.
Other websites
- Brigantes Nation
- Brigantes at Roman-Britain.co.uk
- Brigantes Archived 2005-11-08 at the Wayback Machine at Romans in Britain
References
- David Hughes, The British Chronicles, Volume 1 (Westminster, MD: Heritage Books, 2007), p. 78
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