Brut y Brenhinedd
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Brut y Brenhinedd is a Middle Welsh prose chronicle that adapts and translates Geoffrey of Monmouth’s Latin Historia Regum Britanniae, recounting the legendary history of the kings of Britain.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Brut y Brenhinedd canonical | 2 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Middle Welsh prose work
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adaptation ⓘ historical narrative ⓘ medieval chronicle ⓘ translation ⓘ |
| adaptationType | free adaptation of Latin source ⓘ |
| basedOn | Historia Regum Britanniae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOnWorkAuthor | Geoffrey of Monmouth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| circulation | manuscript tradition ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Wales NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | chronicle ⓘ |
| hasManuscript |
Cotton Cleopatra B.v
NERFINISHED
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Llanstephan 1 NERFINISHED ⓘ Peniarth 16 NERFINISHED ⓘ Red Book of Hergest NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTitleInEnglish | Chronicle of the Kings NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasVersion |
Brut Cotton Cleopatra B.v
NERFINISHED
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Brut Dingestow NERFINISHED ⓘ Brut Llanstephan 1 NERFINISHED ⓘ Brut Peniarth 16 NERFINISHED ⓘ Brut Red Book NERFINISHED ⓘ Brut Tysilio NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
Welsh Arthurian tradition
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Welsh national origin legends ⓘ later Welsh historiography ⓘ |
| language | Middle Welsh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| literaryForm | prose chronicle ⓘ |
| literaryGenre | pseudo-history ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | Middle Ages ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
kings of Britain
NERFINISHED
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legendary history of Britain ⓘ |
| narrativeForm | prose ⓘ |
| partOf | Welsh Brut tradition NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | medieval Wales ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Brut y Tywysogion
NERFINISHED
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Ystorya Dared NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| scope | from Brutus of Troy to Saxon conquest ⓘ |
| sourceLanguage | Latin ⓘ |
| sourceWorkTitle | Historia Regum Britanniae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subject |
Brutus of Troy
NERFINISHED
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King Arthur NERFINISHED ⓘ Saxon invasions of Britain ⓘ foundation myths of Britain ⓘ legendary kings ⓘ |
| timeOfComposition |
13th century
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14th century ⓘ |
| titleLanguage | Welsh ⓘ |
| tradition |
British pseudo-historical tradition
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Welsh literary tradition ⓘ |
| usesSource | Geoffrey of Monmouth’s narrative framework ⓘ |
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