Weorgoran

The Weorgoran (Old English: "people of the winding river") were a people of Saxon England, a precursor of the minor kingdom of Hwicce. The Weorgoran were centred on Worcester (Weorgoran ceaster).[1] They were probably (though not certainly) West Saxons and occupied the area some time after the defeat of the Britons at the Battle of Dyrham in 577. The settlement was elevated to a bishopric in 680.[2]

References

Lambert, Tim. "A Brief History of Worcester" at The World History Encyclopedia.
Lambert, Tim. "A Timeline of Worcester".

Anglo-Saxon heptarchy
Kingdoms	East Anglia Essex Kent Mercia Hwicce Lindsey Middel Seaxe Northumbria Bernicia Deira Sussex Wessex
Monarchs	Bretwalda Iclingas Frithuwald Wiglaf of Mercia Lists of monarchs East Anglia Essex Kent Mercia Northumbria Sussex Wessex
Regiones	East Anglia: Norfolk Suffolk Elge Gywre Herstingas Ikelgas Spalda (Spalding) Bilmingas (part of south Lincolnshire) Essex: Brahhingas Beda Daenningas Caningaege Gegingas Surrey Gillingas Godhelmingas Haueringas Hroðingas Haka Middle Saxons Haering Nox-gaga and Oht-gaga Tetingas Tewingas Waeclingas Tota Woccingas Pæding-tun Frithuwald's Sūþrīge Dæningas Deningei Kent: Andredsley Andredes Leag Boroware Cantware Ceasterware Eastorege Lympne Limenwara Modingahema Mercia: Ælfingas Æbbingas Arosæte Banesbyrig Beormingas Bilsæte Cilternsæte Duddensæte Gaini Gyrwas Glestinga Husmerae Lindisfaras Magonsæte Middle Angles North Engle Pecset Pecsæte Pencersæte Reagesate South Engele Snotingas Southumbrians Spaldingas Stoppingas Sweordora Tomsæte Undaium Weorgoran Westerne Wreocensæte Northumbria: Elmetsæte Beodarsæte Loidis Sussex: Haestingas Wessex: Eorlingas Basingas Brycgstowl Dornsaete Gewisse Glastening Meonwara Rēadingas Sumorsaete Sumortūnsǣte and Glestinga Sunningas Wiltsaete Wihtwara Ytenes
See also	Anglo-Saxon settlement of Britain Anglo-Saxon Chronicle Burghal Hidage Danelaw Mercian Supremacy Tribal Hidage

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