Brut chronicles
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The Brut chronicles are a group of medieval historical narratives, originating in Anglo-Norman and later translated into other vernaculars, that recount the legendary and early history of Britain from its supposed Trojan origins onward.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Brut chronicles canonical | 2 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
chronicle
ⓘ
historiographical tradition ⓘ medieval historical narrative ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Anglo-Norman historiography
ⓘ
English vernacular historiography ⓘ |
| basedOn | legend of Brutus of Troy ⓘ |
| category |
British foundation legends
ⓘ
medieval British chronicles ⓘ |
| chronologicalCoverage | from mythical Trojan era to later medieval period ⓘ |
| circulation | widely circulated in late medieval England ⓘ |
| containsCharacter |
Brutus of Troy
ⓘ
King Arthur ⓘ early legendary British kings ⓘ |
| containsMotif |
Arthurian material
ⓘ
Trojan diaspora ⓘ foundation of Britain ⓘ |
| function |
legitimization of royal and national identity
ⓘ
vernacular history of Britain ⓘ |
| hasGenre |
chronicle
ⓘ
historiography ⓘ |
| hasLanguage |
Anglo-Norman
ⓘ
Anglo-Norman ⓘ
surface form:
Anglo-Norman French
Latin ⓘ Middle English ⓘ Middle Welsh ⓘ |
| hasVersion |
Middle English Brut
ⓘ
surface form:
Anglo-Norman Prose Brut
Middle English Brut ⓘ
surface form:
Middle English Prose Brut
verse Brut ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Historia Regum Britanniae
ⓘ
surface form:
Geoffrey of Monmouth’s Historia Regum Britanniae
|
| literaryForm |
prose
ⓘ
verse ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
foundation myths of Britain
ⓘ
genealogy of British kings ⓘ national origin legend ⓘ |
| narrativeScope |
early history of Britain
ⓘ
legendary history of Britain ⓘ |
| originatesFrom |
England
ⓘ
medieval Britain ⓘ |
| relatedTradition | Brutus of Britain legend ⓘ |
| relatedWork | Historia Regum Britanniae ⓘ |
| startsWith | Trojan origins of Britain ⓘ |
| timePeriod | Middle Ages ⓘ |
| translatedInto |
Latin
ⓘ
Middle English ⓘ Middle Welsh ⓘ |
| usedAsSourceBy |
late medieval English historiography
ⓘ
later English chroniclers ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.