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continued many years�察�having greatly increased and multiplied。 Thence�察�a 

thousand and two years after the Egyptians were lost in the Red Sea�察�they 

passed   into   Ireland�察  �and   the   district   of   Dalrieta。* At   that   period�察  �Brutus�察�

who first exercised the consular office�察�reigned over the Romans�察�and the 

state�察 �which   before   was   governed   by  regal   power�察  �was   afterwards   ruled�察�

during   four   hundred   and   forty´seven   years�察  �by   consuls�察  �tribunes   of   the 

people�察�and dictators。 * North´western part of Antrim in Ulster。 

     The Britons came to Britain in the third age of the world�察�and in the 

fourth�察�the Scots took possession of Ireland。 

     The Britons who�察�suspecting no hostilities�察�were unprovided with the 

means of defence�察�were unanimously and incessantly attacked�察�both by the 

Scots from the west�察�and by the Picts from the north。 A long interval after 

this�察�the Romans obtained the empire of the world。 

     16。 From the first arrival of the Saxons into Britain�察�to the fourth year 

of   king   Mermenus�察  �are   computed   four   hundred   and   twenty   eight   years�察�

from the nativity of our Lord to the coming of St。 Patrick among the Scots�察�

four   hundred   and   five   years�察  �from  the   death   of   St。   Patrick   to   that   of   St。 

Bridget�察�forty years�察�and from the birth of Columeille��1�А�to the death of St 

Bridget      four   years。��2�А    。�1�А �V。R。    Columba。       ��2�А  �Some     MSS。     add�察   �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�察  �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�察�which make 421 years。 

     17。   I   have   learned   another   account   of   this   Brutus   from   the   ancient 

books of our ancestors。* After the deluge�察�the three sons of Noah severally 

occupied three different parts of the earth�此�Shem extended his borders into 

Asia�察�Ham into Africa�察�and Japheth in Europe。 * This proves the tradition 

of   Brutus   to   be   older   than   Geoffrey   or   Tyssilio�察  �unless   these   notices   of 

Brutus have been interpolated in the original work of Nennius。 

     The   first   man   that   dwelt   in   Europe   was Alanus�察  �with   his   three   sons�察�

Hisicion�察     �Armenon�察      �and    Neugio。      Hisicion     had    four    sons�察   �Francus�察�

Romanus�察       �Alamanus�察      �and    Brutus。     Armenon       had    five   sons�察   �Gothus�察�

Valagothus�察�Cibidus�察�Burgundus�察�and Longobardus。 Neugio had three sons�察�

Vandalus�察     �Saxo�察    �and   Boganus。      From     Hisicion    arose    four   nationsthe 



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Franks�察�the Latins�察�the Germans�察�and Britons�此�from Armenon�察�the Gothi�察�

Balagothi�察  �Cibidi�察  �Burgundi�察  �and   Longobardi�此  �from   Neugio�察  �the   Bogari�察�

Vandali�察�Saxones�察�and Tarinegi。 The whole of Europe was subdivided into 

these tribes。 

     Alanus   is   said   to   have   been   the   son   of   Fethuir��*   Fethuir�察  �the   son   of 

Ogomuin�察�who was the son of Thoi�察�Thoi was the son of Boibus�察�Boibus 

of   Semion�察  �Semion   of   Mair�察  �Mair   of   Ecthactus�察  �Ecthactus   of   Aurthack�察�

Aurthack of Ethec�察�Ethec of Ooth�察�Ooth of Aber�察�Aber of Ra�察�Ra of Esraa�察�

Esraa of Hisrau�察�Hisrau of Bath�察�Bath of Jobath�察�Jobath of Joham�察�Joham 

of   Japheth�察  �Japheth   of   Noah�察  �Noah   of   Lamech�察  �Lamech   of   Mathusalem�察�

Mathusalem of Enoch�察�Enoch of Jared�察�Jared of Malalehel�察�Malalehel of 

Cainan�察  �Cainan   of   Enos�察  �Enos   of   Seth�察  �Seth   of   Adam�察  �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�此�Brutus was the son of 

Hisicion�察  �Hisicion   was   the   son   of Alanus�察�Alanus   was   the   son   of   Rhea 

Silvia�察�Fhea Silvia was the daughter of Numa Pompilius�察�Numa was the 

son of Ascanius�察�Ascanius of Eneas�察�Eneas of Anchises�察�Anchises of Troius�察�

Troius of Dardanus�察 �Dardanus of Flisa�察 �Flisa of Juuin�察�Juuin of   Japheth�察�

but Japheth had seven sons�察�from the first named Gomer�察�descended the 

Galli�察  �from   the   second�察  �Magog�察  �the   Scythi   and   Gothi�察  �from   the   third�察�

Madian�察  �the   Medi�察  �from   the   fourth�察  �Juuan�察  �the   Greeks�察  �from   the   fifth�察�

Tubal�察�arose the Hebrei�察�Hispani�察�and Itali�察�from the sixth�察�Mosoch�察�sprung 

the    Cappadoces�察     �and    from    the  seventh�察   �named      Tiras�察 �descended      the 

Thraces�此    �these   are   the  sons   of   Japheth�察  �the   son   of  Noah�察   �the   son   of 

Lamech。 

     19。*   The   Romans�察  �having   obtained   the   dominion   of   the   world�察  �sent 

legates or deputies to the Britons to demand of them hostages and tribute�察�

which they received from all other countries and islands�察�but they�察�fierce�察�

disdainful�察�and haughty�察�treated the legation with contempt。 * Some MSS。 

add�察�I will now return to the point from which I made this digression。 

     Then Julius Caesar�察�the first who had acquired absolute power at Rome�察�

highly incensed against the Britons�察�sailed with sixty vessels to the mouth 



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of   the   Thames�察  �where   they   suffered   shipwreck   whilst   he   fought   against 

Dolobellus�察  。�the   proconsul   of   the   British   king�察  �who   was   called   Belinus�察�

and who was the son of Minocannus who governed all the islands of the 

Tyrrhene      Sea���察  �and   thus   Julius   Caesar    returned    home    without    victory�察�

having had his soldiers Slain�察�and his ships shattered。 

     20。   But   after   three   years   he   again   appeared   with   a   large   army�察  �and 

three    hundred     ships�察  �at  the  mouth    of   the  Thames�察    �where     he  renewed 

hostilities。 In this attempt many of his soldiers and horses were killed�察�for 

the same consul had placed iron pikes in the shallow part of the river�察�and 

this having been effected with so much skill and secrecy as to escape the 

notice  of   the   Roman   soldiers�察  �did   them  considerable   injury�察  �thus   Caesar 

was once more compelled to return without peace or victory。 The Romans 

were�察    �therefore�察  �a  third   time   sent   against    the  Britons�察   �and   under    the 

command        of   Julius�察  �defeated    them    near    a  place   called    Trinovantum 

��London�В察�forty´seven years before the birth of Christ�察�and five thousand 

two hundred and twelve years from the creation。 

     Julius was   the   first exercising   supreme   power over   the   Romans   who 

invaded Britain�此�in honour of him the Romans decreed the fifth month to 

be called after his name。 He was assassinated in the Curia�察�in the ides of 

March�察�and Octavius Augustus succeeded to the empire of the world。 He 

was the only emperor who received tribute from the Britons�察�according to 

the following verse of Virgil�此 �Purpurea intexti tollunt aulaea Britanni。; 

     21。   The   second   after   him�察  �who   came   into   Britain�察  �was   the   emperor 

Claudius�察     �who    reigned    forty´seven    years    after  the  birth   of  Christ。   He 

carried with him war and devastation�察�and�察�though not without loss of men�察�

he at length conquered Britain。 He next sailed to the Orkneys�察�which he 

likewise conquered�察�and afterwards rendered tributary。 No tribute was in 

his time received from the Britons�察�but it was paid to British emperors。 He 

reigned thirteen   years   and   eight   months。   His   monument   is   to   be   seen   at 

Moguntia ��among the Lombards���察�where he died in his way to Rome。 

     22。 After the birth of Christ�察�one hundred and sixty´seven years�察�king 

Lucius�察  �with   all   the   chiefs   of   the   British   people�察  �received   baptism�察  �in 

consequence        of   a  legation    sent   by    the  Roman      emperors      and    pope 

Evaristus。* * V。R。 Eucharistus。 A marginal note in the Arundel MS。 adds�察�



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;He is wrong�察�because the first year of Evaristus was A。D。 79�察�whereas the 

first year of Eleutherius�察�whom he ought to have named�察�was A。D。 161。; 

Usher says�察�that in one MS。 of Nennius he found the name of Eleutherius。 

     23。   Severus   was   the   third   emperor   who   passed   the   sea   to   Britain�察�

where�察  �to   protect   the   provinces   recovered   from   barbaric   incursions�察  �he 

ordered a wall and a rampart to be made between the Britons�察�the Scots�察�

and the Picts�察�extending across the island   from sea to sea�察�in length  one 

hundred   and   thirty´three   miles�此  �and   it   is   called   in   the   British   language 

Gwal。* Moreover�察�he ordered it to be made between the Britons�察�and the 

Picts and Scots�察�for the Scots from the west�察�and the Picts from the north�察�

unanimously   made   war   against   the   Britons�察  �but   were   at   peace   among 

themselves。 Not long after Severus dies in Britain。 *Or�察�the Wall。 One MS。 

here     adds�察    �The    above´mentioned          Severus     constructed      it  of   rude 

workmanship   in   length   132   miles�察  �i。e。   from   Penguaul�察  �which   village   is 

called   in   Scottish   Cenail�察  �in   English   Peneltun�察  �to   the   mouth   of   the   river 

Cluth and Cairpentaloch�察�where this wall terminates�察�but it was of no avail。 

The   emperor   Carausius   afterwards   rebuilt   it
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