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wrecked。 Afterwards; other came from Spain; and possessed themselves of
various parts of Britain。 '1' V。R。 Partholomaeus; or Bartholomaeus。 '2' A
blank is here in the MS。 Agnomen is found in some of the others。
14。 Last of all came one Hoctor;'1' who continued there; and whose
descendants remain there to this day。 Istoreth; the son of Istorinus; with his
followers; held Dalrieta; Buile had the island Eubonia; and other adjacent
places。 The sons of Liethali'2' obtained the country of the dimetae; where
is a city called Menavia;'3' and the province Guiher and Cetgueli; '4'
which they held till they were expelled from every part of Britain; by
Cunedda and his sons。 '1' V。R。 Damhoctor; Clamhoctor; and Elamhoctor。
'2' V。R。 Liethan; Bethan; Vethan。 '3' St。 David's。 '4' Guiher; probably the
Welsh district Gower。 Cetgueli is Caer Kidwelly; in Carmarthenshire。
15。 According to the most learned among the Scots; if any one desires
to learn what I am now going to state; Ireland was a desert; and
uninhabited; when the children of Israel crossed the Red Sea; in which; as
we read in the Book of the Law; the Egyptians who followed them were
drowned。 At that period; there lived among this people; with a numerous
family; a Scythian of noble birth; who had been banished from his country
and did not go to pursue the people of God。 The Egyptians who were left;
seeing the destruction of the great men of their nation; and fearing lest he
should possess himself of their territory; took counsel together; and
expelled him。 Thus reduced; he wandered forty…two years in Africa; and
arrived; with his family; at the altars of the Philis… tines; by the Lake of
Osiers。 Then passing between Rusicada and the hilly country of Syria;
they travelled by the river Malva through Mauritania as far as the Pillars
of Hercules; and crossing the Tyrrhene Sea; landed in Spain; where they
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continued many years; having greatly increased and multiplied。 Thence; a
thousand and two years after the Egyptians were lost in the Red Sea; they
passed into Ireland; and the district of Dalrieta。* At that period; Brutus;
who first exercised the consular office; reigned over the Romans; and the
state; which before was governed by regal power; was afterwards ruled;
during four hundred and forty…seven years; by consuls; tribunes of the
people; and dictators。 * North…western part of Antrim in Ulster。
The Britons came to Britain in the third age of the world; and in the
fourth; the Scots took possession of Ireland。
The Britons who; suspecting no hostilities; were unprovided with the
means of defence; were unanimously and incessantly attacked; both by the
Scots from the west; and by the Picts from the north。 A long interval after
this; the Romans obtained the empire of the world。
16。 From the first arrival of the Saxons into Britain; to the fourth year
of king Mermenus; are computed four hundred and twenty eight years;
from the nativity of our Lord to the coming of St。 Patrick among the Scots;
four hundred and five years; from the death of St。 Patrick to that of St。
Bridget; forty years; and from the birth of Columeille'1' to the death of St
Bridget four years。'2' '1' V。R。 Columba。 '2' Some MSS。 add; the
beginning of the calculation is 23 cycles of 19 years from the incarnation
of our Lord to the arrival of St。 Patrick in Ireland; and they make 438
years。 And from the arrival of St。 Patrick to the cycle of 19 years in which
we live are 22 cycles; which make 421 years。
17。 I have learned another account of this Brutus from the ancient
books of our ancestors。* After the deluge; the three sons of Noah severally
occupied three different parts of the earth: Shem extended his borders into
Asia; Ham into Africa; and Japheth in Europe。 * This proves the tradition
of Brutus to be older than Geoffrey or Tyssilio; unless these notices of
Brutus have been interpolated in the original work of Nennius。
The first man that dwelt in Europe was Alanus; with his three sons;
Hisicion; Armenon; and Neugio。 Hisicion had four sons; Francus;
Romanus; Alamanus; and Brutus。 Armenon had five sons; Gothus;
Valagothus; Cibidus; Burgundus; and Longobardus。 Neugio had three sons;
Vandalus; Saxo; and Boganus。 From Hisicion arose four nationsthe
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Franks; the Latins; the Germans; and Britons: from Armenon; the Gothi;
Balagothi; Cibidi; Burgundi; and Longobardi: from Neugio; the Bogari;
Vandali; Saxones; and Tarinegi。 The whole of Europe was subdivided into
these tribes。
Alanus is said to have been the son of Fethuir;* Fethuir; the son of
Ogomuin; who was the son of Thoi; Thoi was the son of Boibus; Boibus
of Semion; Semion of Mair; Mair of Ecthactus; Ecthactus of Aurthack;
Aurthack of Ethec; Ethec of Ooth; Ooth of Aber; Aber of Ra; Ra of Esraa;
Esraa of Hisrau; Hisrau of Bath; Bath of Jobath; Jobath of Joham; Joham
of Japheth; Japheth of Noah; Noah of Lamech; Lamech of Mathusalem;
Mathusalem of Enoch; Enoch of Jared; Jared of Malalehel; Malalehel of
Cainan; Cainan of Enos; Enos of Seth; Seth of Adam; and Adam was
formed by the living God。 We have obtained this information respecting
the original inhabitants of Britain from ancient tradition。 * This genealogy
is different in almost all the MSS。
18。 The Britons were thus called from Brutus: Brutus was the son of
Hisicion; Hisicion was the son of Alanus; Alanus was the son of Rhea
Silvia; Fhea Silvia was the daughter of Numa Pompilius; Numa was the
son of Ascanius; Ascanius of Eneas; Eneas of Anchises; Anchises of Troius;
Troius of Dardanus; Dardanus of Flisa; Flisa of Juuin; Juuin of Japheth;
but Japheth had seven sons; from the first named Gomer; descended the
Galli; from the second; Magog; the Scythi and Gothi; from the third;
Madian; the Medi; from the fourth; Juuan; the Greeks; from the fifth;
Tubal; arose the Hebrei; Hispani; and Itali; from the sixth; Mosoch; sprung
the Cappadoces; and from the seventh; named Tiras; descended the
Thraces: these are the sons of Japheth; the son of Noah; the son of
Lamech。
19。* The Romans; having obtained the dominion of the world; sent
legates or deputies to the Britons to demand of them hostages and tribute;
which they received from all other countries and islands; but they; fierce;
disdainful; and haughty; treated the legation with contempt。 * Some MSS。
add; I will now return to the point from which I made this digression。
Then Julius Caesar; the first who had acquired absolute power at Rome;
highly incensed against the Britons; sailed with sixty vessels to the mouth
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of the Thames; where they suffered shipwreck whilst he fought against
Dolobellus; (the proconsul of the British king; who was called Belinus;
and who was the son of Minocannus who governed all the islands of the
Tyrrhene Sea); and thus Julius Caesar returned home without victory;
having had his soldiers Slain; and his ships shattered。
20。 But after three years he again appeared with a large army; and
three hundred ships; at the mouth of the Thames; where he renewed
hostilities。 In this attempt many of his soldiers and horses were killed; for
the same consul had placed iron pikes in the shallow part of the river; and
this having been effected with so much skill and secrecy as to escape the
notice of the Roman soldiers; did them considerable injury; thus Caesar
was once more compelled to return without peace or victory。 The Romans
were; therefore; a third time sent against the Britons; and under the
command of Julius; defeated them near a place called Trinovantum
'London'; forty…seven years before the birth of Christ; and five t