Elmet was a Brythonic kingdom in Yorkshire which existed from the 5th century to 627 AD, with Loidis serving as its capital. Elmet had a distinct tribal identity in pre-Roman times, and this re-emerged after the end of Roman rule in Britain. The young kingdom of Elmet was given to Mascuid Gloff when his father died and his brother took Rheged. He successfully extended its domain to the coastal area of Lerion, and Elmet came to be the first line of defense against the Germanic Angles. In 616, King Edwin of Northumbria defeated the Elmetian king Ceretic of Elmet, and, in 627, Elmet was formally incorporated into Northumbria.
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Elmet in 481