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Linenn 10: The Celtic name ordo-wik- could have a meaning in some way related to the word for "hammer"; Irish 'Ord', Welsh 'Gordd' (with a G- prothetic) and Breton 'Horzh' (with a H- prothetic), all of mean "hammer." --> The Ordovices farmed and kept sheep and built fortified strongholds and hillforts. They were among the few British tribes that resisted the Roman invasion. The resistance was mainly organized by the Celtic leader [[Caratacus]], exiled in their lands after the defeat of his tribe in the [[Battle of the Medway]]. Caratacus became the warlord of the Ordovices and neighbouring Silures, and a Roman public enemy in the decade of 50. Following the [[Battle of Caer Caradoc]], where governor [[Publius Ostorius Scapula]] defeated Caratacus, the Ordovices stopped being a threat to Rome, probably due to heavy losses. ▼ Saverien-chatal e oant, ha saverien kreñvlec'hioù war an tuchennoù. N'eus ket kalz evelto en [[Enez Vreizh]] a zalc'has penn ouzh ar Romaned. Kaset e voe ar stourm gant [[Caratacos]], a oa harluet en o bro goude ma oa bet trec'het en [[emgann ar Medway]]. <!-- ▲The Ordovices farmed and kept sheep and built fortified strongholds and hillforts. They were among the few British tribes that resisted the Roman invasion. The resistance was mainly organized by the Celtic leader [[Caratacus]], exiled in their lands after the defeat of his tribe in the [[Battle of the Medway]]. Caratacus became the warlord of the Ordovices and neighbouring Silures, and a Roman public enemy in the decade of 50. Following the [[Battle of Caer Caradoc]], where governor [[Publius Ostorius Scapula]] defeated Caratacus, the Ordovices stopped being a threat to Rome, probably due to heavy losses. In the 70s, the Ordovices rebelled against Roman occupation and destroyed a cavalry squadron. This act of war provoked an equally strong response by Agricola, who, according to [[Tacitus]], exterminated the whole tribe. No other mention of the tribe appears in the historical records, but in view of the terrain of the area occupied by the Ordovices it is questionable whether Agricola could have wiped out the entire population. The name of this tribe appears to be preserved in the place name ''[[Dinorwig]]'' ("Fort of the Ordovices") in North Wales.

Ordovices : diforc'h etre ar stummoù