Historia Brittonum
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The History of the Britons is a purported history of early Britain written around 829-30 that survives in numerous recensions from after the 11th century. The Historia Brittonum is commonly attributed
The opening few lines of the Middle Welsh manuscript Enwau ac Anryfeddodau Ynys Prydain from the Red Book of Hergest, which continued the wonders tradition of geographical descriptions of the Island of Britain after the Historia
Brutus of Troy
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Brutus, also called Brute of Troy, is a mythical British king. He is described as a descendant of the Trojan hero Aeneas and as the eponymous founder and first king of Britain. This legend first appea
Historia Brittonum
…previously and still survive. The Historia Brittonum describes the supposed settlement of Britain by Trojan settlers and says that Britain was named for Brutus, a descendant of Aeneas. It was the "single most important source used by Geoffrey of Monmouth in his pseudohistorical Historia Regum Britanniae" and…
Brutus of troy
Brutus and Innogen leaving Greece in a c. 1475 tapestry now in the Cathedral of the Savior of Zaragoza
Complete tapestry with Brutus leaving Greece (left), at the temple of Diana (above), sailing to Gaul (centre), and fighting Goffar (right)
The Brutus Stone in Totnes