Volume 1

Britannia after the Romans; being an attempt to illustrate the religious and political revolutions of that province in the fifth and succeeding centuries / [Anon].

  • Algernon Herbert
Date:
1836
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    CONTENTS. INTRODUCTION. CHAP..-I. The Welsh Bards.—Arthurian Romance.—The Triads.—Gildas, Nennius, and Marcus.—Tysilio and Geoffrey ap Arthur.—Mabinogion, ete.—Modern Etymologists.—Modern Celtic Literature . . CHAP. II. Names of Britannia; Prydain, Brython, Prydyn, and Brittia.—The Ducaledons, Vecturions, and Scots.—Names of Albion, Alwion, and Alban.—Names of the Cymmry, the Cumbrians, the Cimbrians, and the Brigantes.—Names of Wales, of the Galli, and of the Galatee.—Important passage of Pausanias.— Names of Micosmis, Lloegyr, etc. CHAP. I. Britain under the Roman Emperors.—Elevation of Tyrants, and its ten- dency towards separation.—Carausius.—Maximus and his Wife.— Colony of Little Britain in Armorica.—Vindication of its History.— Marcus.—Gratianus Municeps CHAP. II. Constantinus, Constans, and Gerontius.—Revolt of Britannia.—Eugenius, son of Maximus, First King.—Symptoms of religious Apostasy. —Gwrtheyrn or Vortigern.—His Treaty with Hengist, and Marriage with Hengist’s daughter.—Protracted Rebellion and Disasters.— Banquet and Massacre at the Stonehenge.—Vindication of Hengist and Gwrtheyrn.—Misfortunes and Death of the latter CHAP. IT. Mythological History.—Bardic Theocracy—Emmrys Gwledig or Aure- lius Ambrosius, otherwise Merddin.—Reign ofthe Sun.—Immolation of Hengist.—Reign of Uthyr Pendragon or Gorlassar, the Jupiter of the Greeks and Romans b 71
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