Historia regum Britanniae: Geoffrey's British History

Historia regum Britanniae, originally called De gestis Britonum (On the Deeds of the Britons), is a pseudohistorical account of British history, written around 1136 by Geoffrey of Monmouth. It chronicles the lives of the kings of the Britons over the course of two thousand years, beginning with the Trojans founding the British nation and continuing until the Anglo-Saxons assumed control of much of Britain around the 7th century. The Wanderings of Brutus Guendoloena, Bladud, King Leir and His Daughters, Dunwallo Molmutius Belinus and Brennius, Elidure, Heli, Lud Cassibellaun and the Invasions of Caesar; Kymbelinus; Arviragus and the Invasion of Claudius; King Lucius Becomes a Christian Roman Britain From Severus to Maximian The Romans Leave; Vortigern; the Saxons Arrive, Led by Hengist and Horsa; and Introducing Merlin The Prophesies of Merlin Aurelius Ambrosius, Merlin Builds Stonehenge, Uther Pendragon, the Birth of Arthur The Victories and Ceremony of Arthur's Reign; the Romans Demand Tribute Arthur's War Against the Emperor Lucius Tiberius in Gaul Arthur's Last Battle, Against Modred; the Saxons Return; Civil War; Augustine Comes to Convert the Saxons Decline of the Britons Under Cadwan, Cadwalla and Cadwallader

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Ebook: 4 September 2023