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==Later history==
In the 6th century, Bryneich was invaded by the [[Angles (tribe)|Angles]] and became known as [[Bernicia]]. The Angles continued to press north. In around 600 the Gododdin raised a force of about 300 men to assault the Angle stronghold of [[Catraeth]], perhaps [[Catterick, North Yorkshire]]. The battle, which ended disastrously for the Britons, was memorialised in the poem ''[[Y Gododdin]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-08-16 |title=King Arthur in History |url=https://sianechard.ca/web-pages/king-arthur-in-history/ |access-date=2025-01-17 |website=Siân Echard |publisher=Department of English Language and Literatures, University of British Columbia |language=en}}</ref>

In 638, Eidyn, modern Edinburgh, was under siege and fell to the Angles,<ref>{{Cite web |title=The History of Edinburgh Castle |url=https://www.historic-uk.com/HistoryMagazine/DestinationsUK/Edinburgh-Castle/ |access-date=2025-01-17 |website=Historic UK |language=en-GB}}</ref> for the Gododdin seem to have come under the rule of Bernicia around this time. To what extent the native population was replaced or assimilated is unknown. Bernicia became part of [[Northumbria]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=History of Northumberland and Borders |url=https://history.earthsci.carleton.ca/uk/ukhistory.htm |access-date=2025-01-17 |website=history.earthsci.carleton.ca}}</ref>