- The
History of the
Britons (Latin:
Historia Brittonum) is a
purported history of
early Britain written around 828 that
survives in
numerous recensions...
-
early medieval historical sources, the
Annales Cambriae and the
Historia Brittonum, but
these date to 300
years after he is
supposed to have lived, and most...
- and
first king of Britain. This
legend first appears in the
Historia Brittonum, an
anonymous 9th-century
historical compilation to
which commentary was...
- has
traditionally been
attributed with the
authorship of the
Historia Brittonum,
based on the
prologue affixed to that work. This
attribution is widely...
-
father of Penda, with no
additional detail.
Pybba is said by the
Historia Brittonum to have had 12 sons. Cearl, a
Mercian king, is
mentioned by Bede, and...
- Chronicle,
entry for 547.
Historia Brittonum, ch. 56. Newton, p. 68
Historia Brittonum, ch. 57.
Historia Brittonum, ch. 63. Morris-Jones, John (1918)...
-
suggesting that
these dates are
calculated approximations. The
Historia Brittonum (History of the Britons) was
attributed until recently to Nennius, a monk...
- Anglo-Saxons, and
Britons of the 'Old North' alike.
According to the
Historia Brittonum, Urien, with
three other kings confederate with him,
nearly exterminated...
- Mercia, as the 8th-century
Historia Brittonum reports that he was co-ruler with his
brother Penda.
Historia Brittonum,
Chapter 65,
notes that "[Penda] fought...
-
invading white dragon, at
Dinas Emrys. The
story continues in the
Historia Brittonum,
written around AD 829,
where Gwrtheyrn, King of the
Britons is frustrated...
