Historia Brittonum V: another origin tale

Mommsen’s chapters

The six ages of the world

§1: creation to David
§2: David to the Babylonian exile
§3: the Babylonian exile to the Passion
§4: since the Passion
§5: the first three ages
§6: the last three ages

Origins of the Britons

§7: description of Britain
§8: the three offshore islands
§9: the rivers of Britain
§10: the first inhabitants of Britain
§11: Aeneas and the Latin kings
§12: the Picts

Origins of the Irish

§13: Partholomus, the Spanish soldier
§14: the League of Eight
§15: the Scythians and Dal Riada

A computation

§16: the present year

Another origin tale

§17: the European descendants of Adam
§18: the peoples of Europe

Roman Britain

§19: Julius Caesar
§20: Caesar conquers Britain
§21: Claudius
§22: King Lucius is baptised
§23: Severus builds the Wall
§24: the usurper Caritius
§25: Constantius II
§26: Maximus
§27: Maximianus, Severus II and Constantius I
§28: Roman rule
§29: Maximianus, continued
§30: the Roman defeats by the Britons

The Saxons part 1

§31: Hengist and Horsa arrive

Saint Germanus part 1

§32: the arrival of Saint Germanus
§33: his first miracle
§34: Benlli’s citadel destroyed
§35: the origin of Powys

The Saxons part 2

§36: the Britons cannot feed the Saxons
§37: Guorthigirn marries Hengist’ daughter
§38: Hengist invites more Saxons

Saint Germanus part 2

§39: Guorthigirn cursed
§40: Gourthigirn consults his wizards
§41: the boy without a father
§42: the red and white serpents

The Saxons part 3

§43: the war against Hengist
§44: Guorthemir’s death
§45: the Saxons return
§46: the Night of the Long Knives

Saint Germanus part 3

§47: St Germanus destroys Guorthigirn
§48: another story of Guorthigirn’s death

Genealogy of Builth

§49: the descent of the kings of Builth from Guorthigirn
§50: Saint Germanus goes home

A Life of St Patrick

§50: escape from captivity
§51: the mission to Ireland
§52: the baptism of the Irish
§53: a calculation
§54: St Patrick’s many deeds
§55: comparing Patrick with Moses

Arthuriana

§56: Arthur’s twelve battles

Saxon genealogies

§57: the Bernician kings
§58: the Kentish kings
§59: the East Anglian kings
§60: the Mercian kings
§61: the Deiran and Northumbrian kings
§62: the Men of the North
§63: early Northumbrian history
§64: Oswald and Oswiu
§65: Oswiu and Ecgfrith

A computation

§66: the date of Guorthigirn

28 cities of Britain

§66a: a list of cities

Wonders of Britain

§67: Loch Lomond, the Trent Bore and Bath
§68: salt springs and the Severn Bore
§69: Aber Llyn Llifan
§70: Ffynnon Gwr Helig, a tree at the mouth of the Wye and a blow-hole in Gwent
§71: the altar of Llwynarth
§72: a spring in Gwent
§73: Carn Cafall and Gamber Head
§74: a burial mound in Ceredigion

Wonders of Anglesey

§75: four wonders
§76: the pond of Llwchlein

aliud experimentum inueni de isto bruto ex ueteribus libris ueterum nostrorum. tres filii noe diuiserunt orbem in tres partes post diluuium. sem in asia, cham in africa, iafeth in europa dilatauerunt terminos suos. primus homo uenit ad europam de genere iafeth alanus cum tribus filiis suis, quorum nomina haec sunt hisitio, armenon, neguio. hisitio autem habuit filios quattuor: hi sunt francus, romanus, alamannus, britto. armenon autem habuit filios quinque: gothus, ualagothus, gebidus, burgundus, longobardus. neguio autem habuit tres filios: uuandalus, saxo, bogarus. ab hisitione autem ortae sunt quattuor gentes franci, latini, alamanni et britti. ab armenone autem quinque: gothi, uualagothi, gebidi, burgundi et longobardi. a neguio uero quattuor bogarii, uuandali, saxones et turingi. istae autem gentes subdiuisae sunt per totam europam. alanus autem, ut aiunt, filius fuit fethuir, filii ougomuin, filii thoi, filii boib, filii semeon, filii mair, filii ethach, filii aurthach, filii echthet, filii oth, filii abir, filii ra, filii esra, filii israu, filii baath, filii iobaath, filii iouan, filii iafeth, filii noe, filii lamech, filii matusalae, filii enoch, filii iareth, filii malalehel, filii cainan, filii enos, filii seth, filii adam, filii dei uiui. hanc peritiam inueni ex traditione ueterum. qui incolae in primo fuerunt brittanniae brittones a bruto. brutus filius hisitionis, hisition alanei, alaneus filius reae siluiae, rea siluia filia numa pampilii, filii ascanii; ascanius filius aeneae, filii anchisae, filii troi, filii dardani, filii flise, filii iuuani, filii iafeth. iafeth uero habuit septem filios. primus gomer, a quo galli; secundus magog, a quo scythas et gothos; tertius madai, a quo medos; quartus iuuan, a quo graeci; quintus tubal, a quo hiberei et hispani et itali; sextus mosoch, a quo cappadoces; septimus tiras, a quo traces. hi sunt filii iafeth filii noe filii lamech.