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Sussex and Wessex

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Difference between Sussex and Wessex

Sussex vs. Wessex

Sussex, from the Old English Sūþsēaxe (South Saxons), is a historic county in South East England corresponding roughly in area to the ancient Kingdom of Sussex. Wessex (Westseaxna rīce, the "kingdom of the West Saxons") was an Anglo-Saxon kingdom in the south of Great Britain, from 519 until England was unified by Æthelstan in the early 10th century.

Similarities between Sussex and Wessex

Sussex and Wessex have 28 things in common (in Unionpedia): Anglo-Saxons, Baptism, Battle of Badon, Battle of Ellandun, Blazon, Bretwalda, Bronze Age, Cædwalla of Wessex, Chalk, Christianity, Dorset, Ealdorman, English Channel, Flag Institute, Great Britain, Hampshire, Harold Godwinson, Henry III of England, Kent, King Arthur, Kingdom of Sussex, London, Martlet, Neolithic, Norman conquest of England, Old English, Surrey, Wulfhere of Mercia.

Anglo-Saxons

The Anglo-Saxons were a people who inhabited Great Britain from the 5th century.

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Baptism

Baptism (from the Greek noun βάπτισμα baptisma; see below) is a Christian sacrament of admission and adoption, almost invariably with the use of water, into Christianity.

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Battle of Badon

The Battle of Badon (Latin: Bellum in monte Badonis or Mons Badonicus, Cad Mynydd Baddon, all literally meaning "Battle of Mount Badon" or "Battle of Badon Hill") was a battle thought to have occurred between Celtic Britons and Anglo-Saxons in the late 5th or early 6th century.

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Battle of Ellandun

The Battle of Ellandun or Battle of Wroughton was fought between Ecgberht of Wessex and Beornwulf of Mercia in September 825.

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Blazon

In heraldry and heraldic vexillology, a blazon is a formal description of a coat of arms, flag or similar emblem, from which the reader can reconstruct the appropriate image.

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Bretwalda

Bretwalda (also brytenwalda and bretenanwealda, sometimes capitalised) is an Old English word.

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Bronze Age

The Bronze Age is a historical period characterized by the use of bronze, and in some areas proto-writing, and other early features of urban civilization.

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Cædwalla of Wessex

Cædwalla (c. 659 – 20 April 689) was the King of Wessex from approximately 685 until he abdicated in 688.

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Chalk

Chalk is a soft, white, porous, sedimentary carbonate rock, a form of limestone composed of the mineral calcite.

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Christianity

ChristianityFrom Ancient Greek Χριστός Khristós (Latinized as Christus), translating Hebrew מָשִׁיחַ, Māšîăḥ, meaning "the anointed one", with the Latin suffixes -ian and -itas.

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Dorset

Dorset (archaically: Dorsetshire) is a county in South West England on the English Channel coast.

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Ealdorman

An ealdorman (from Old English ealdorman, lit. "elder man"; plural: "ealdormen") was a high-ranking royal official and prior magistrate of an Anglo-Saxon shire or group of shires from about the ninth century to the time of King Cnut.

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English Channel

The English Channel (la Manche, "The Sleeve"; Ärmelkanal, "Sleeve Channel"; Mor Breizh, "Sea of Brittany"; Mor Bretannek, "Sea of Brittany"), also called simply the Channel, is the body of water that separates southern England from northern France and links the southern part of the North Sea to the Atlantic Ocean.

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Flag Institute

The Flag Institute is an educational charity headquartered in London, UK.

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Great Britain

Great Britain, also known as Britain, is a large island in the north Atlantic Ocean off the northwest coast of continental Europe.

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Hampshire

Hampshire (abbreviated Hants) is a county on the southern coast of England in the United Kingdom.

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Harold Godwinson

Harold Godwinson (– 14 October 1066), often called Harold II, was the last Anglo-Saxon king of England.

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Henry III of England

Henry III (1 October 1207 – 16 November 1272), also known as Henry of Winchester, was King of England, Lord of Ireland, and Duke of Aquitaine from 1216 until his death.

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Kent

Kent is a county in South East England and one of the home counties.

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King Arthur

King Arthur is a legendary British leader who, according to medieval histories and romances, led the defence of Britain against Saxon invaders in the late 5th and early 6th centuries.

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Kingdom of Sussex

The kingdom of the South Saxons (Suþseaxna rice), today referred to as the Kingdom of Sussex, was one of the seven traditional kingdoms of the Anglo-Saxon Heptarchy.

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London

London is the capital and most populous city of England and the United Kingdom.

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Martlet

A martlet in English heraldry is a heraldic charge depicting a stylized bird similar to a swift or a house martin, with stylised feet.

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Neolithic

The Neolithic was a period in the development of human technology, beginning about 10,200 BC, according to the ASPRO chronology, in some parts of Western Asia, and later in other parts of the world and ending between 4500 and 2000 BC.

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Norman conquest of England

The Norman conquest of England (in Britain, often called the Norman Conquest or the Conquest) was the 11th-century invasion and occupation of England by an army of Norman, Breton, Flemish and French soldiers led by Duke William II of Normandy, later styled William the Conqueror.

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Old English

Old English (Ænglisc, Anglisc, Englisc), or Anglo-Saxon, is the earliest historical form of the English language, spoken in England and southern and eastern Scotland in the early Middle Ages.

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Surrey

Surrey is a county in South East England, and one of the home counties.

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Wulfhere of Mercia

Wulfhere or Wulfar (died 675) was King of Mercia from 658 until 675 AD.

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Sussex and Wessex Comparison

Sussex has 536 relations, while Wessex has 226. As they have in common 28, the Jaccard index is 3.67% = 28 / (536 + 226).

References

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