Iceni

Noun

Meaning

Iceni pl (plural only)

(historical) A Brythonic tribe in Britannia who inhabited an area corresponding roughly to the modern-day county of Norfolk, from the 1st century BC to the 1st century AD.

Examples

He added that Boudica was lashed and her two daughters were raped and that the estates of the leading Iceni men were confiscated. Source: Internet

Boudica was the widow of the recently deceased king of the Iceni, Prasutagus. Source: Internet

It grew to a significant town, and as such received the attentions of Boudica of the Iceni in 61, when Verulamium was sacked and burnt on her orders: a black ash layer has been recorded by archaeologists, thus confirming the Roman written record. Source: Internet

The name "Battle Bridge" led to a tradition that this was the site of a major battle between the Romans and the Iceni tribe led by Boudica. citation The tradition is not supported by any historical evidence and is rejected by modern historians. Source: Internet

We do not have any record as to whether the Iceni at that point were still Roman allies or had become a client kingdom. Source: Internet

We do not know whether he became the king after the mentioned defeat of the Iceni. Source: Internet

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