The Historia Brittonum, or the History of the Britons, is a historical work that was first written sometime shortly after AD 833, and exists in several recensions of varying difference. It purports to relate the history of the Brythonic inhabitants of Britain from earliest times, and this text has been used to write a history of both Wales and England, for want of more reliable sources. The Historia Brittonum has drawn attention because of its role in influencing the legends and myths surrounding King Arthur. This history is the source of several stories some of which were repeated and amplified by later authors.
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Questions will always be asked about the accuracy of the dates and details of the histories told in this book. Most are now unanswerable but Nennius' work leads an imagination to our history and some amazing tales. I find it remarkable that a young person in England is not taught as part of the curriculum abot Hengist and Horsa. These two are the grand fathers of the English. I thought it was great.
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A Reprint of Part of a Very Old Collection of Translations
11 Feb 2002
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This small paper reprint comes from a very old collection of translations that contained Gildas, Geoffrey, and Nennius with I believe a section of the Anglo Saxon Chronical. The Translation is rather poor and is from a manuscript inferior to that used for Nennius, History of the British, 1980. This manuscript unlike that used for Myres' edition does not contain the Annales Cambriae. The reason this version is the only one in circulation might be the lack of copywrite protection. Be warned this translation by Giles is not annotated in any way and is in an order not congruent with that cited in most Arthurian secondary literature--following up footnotes will be difficult. If you can get the 1980 translation from a university library or a very good public library, you can annotate this text and correct the the most glaring translation errors.
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cheap, disgraceful, and a terrible wasted opportunity
8 Feb 2003
By F. P. Barbieri
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When J.Giles translated a number of ancient British and English historical texts in 1844, he was, I suppose, breaking new ground - although not so new as might be thought, since many of his texts were widely and long since known. But that any publisher should see fit to reprint his dated and by now thoroughly inadequate translation, is hard to believe; and that it should be the mighty Penguin, the largest British publisher of classic texts in paperback, is beyond condemnation. It is not as though newer translations were not available. These texts are absolutely fundamental to the understanding of the history of Britain, and to place this in the hands of the ordinary paperback reader, with Penguin's supposed authority behind it, in place of a new version with the insights of 160 years of scholarship behind it, is to do them a grave disservice. I really cannot understand why Penguin has been struck with such a sudden fit of cheapskatehood; or should we think of offloading any shares we have in the company?
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Key Document of Arthurian History
14 Oct 1999
By P. Turner
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Nennius has assembled and preserved some of the earliest accounts of British history in the dimly understood Fifth Century. Some of his sources consisted of earlier writings, and others oral traditions; many would otherwise be lost today. Every student of Dark Ages and early Medieval history should read this classic translation of Nennius's crucial work.
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