After spending the best part of his life fighting in tandem with his father in many battles, Cynric became king in his own right.
534AD. Cynric handed over the Isle of Wight to his kinsmen, Stuf and Wihtgar in the same year that his father died.
534AD. Cynric the son of Cerdic became king of the West Saxons on the death of his father.
552AD. Cynric defeated the Britons at Searobyrig (Old Sarum near Salisbury). Searobyrig was a strategic hill fort beside the river Avon commanding the junction of two trade routes. In the aftermath of battle Cynric over-runs the British kingdoms of Dwrn Gwarae and Caer Gwinntguic.
555AD. Cynric and his son Ceawlin did battle with the Britons at Beranbyrg. This time the Britons seemed to have taken a leaf out of the Romans book. They had collected together a large army and formed them into nine divisions; three to the front, three in the centre and three at the rear, to act as a reserve. In addition they had arranged their Archers and horse, as the Romans would have. Little good it did them. Cynric had simply formed the Saxon into one large compact body, charged the centre of the British line; broke through and with great slaughter won the day.
557AD. Cynric goes to war against King Eormenric of kent.
557AD. After nearly two years of war, Cynric pushes the Jutes of back and redefines the boundries of Kent.
560AD. Cynric died and was succeeded by his son Cealwin.
