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spelling of the name: Votecorigas. If the man mentioned in both inscriptions was the same as Gildas' Vortiporius, we would expect the Latin and Irish forms to have been spelled *Vorteporigis and *Vortecorigas, respectively; the difference in spelling has led some to suggest that they are not the same
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There is some evidence for an "early Gildas", writing in the late fifth century. This includes Gildas' rhetorical education, his Latin style, his theological concerns, and a rereading of his historical section and his place within it. I tend towards this interpretation, although it cannot be proven.
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Gildas's work is of great importance to historians, because, although it is not intended primarily as history, it is almost the only surviving source written by a near-contemporary of British events in the fifth and sixth centuries. The usual date that has been given for the composition of the work
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The third part begins with the words, "Britain has priests, but they are fools; numerous ministers, but they are shameless; clerics, but they are wily plunderers." Gildas continues his jeremiad against the clergy of his age but does not explicitly mention any names in this section, and so does not
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over the other kings (the power-giving dragon of the Apocalypse). The Isle of Anglesey was the base of power of the kings of Gwynedd, so describing Maelgwn as the 'dragon of the island' is appropriate. His pre-eminence over other kings is confirmed indirectly in other sources. For example, Maelgwn
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Gildas's work is important for reasons beyond the historical information he provides. At the time when Gildas was writing Britain was Christian. Gildas uses Latin to address the rulers he excoriates and regards Britons, at least to some degree, as Roman citizens, despite the collapse of central
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in his edition nevertheless. Other manuscripts include the Avranches public library MS. No. 162 of the twelfth century, the Cambridge University Library MS. Ff. I. 27 of the twelfth century, and the Cambridge University Library MS. Dd. I. 17 of c. 1400. Cambridge Ff. I. 27 is the recension of a
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Concerning her obstinacy, subjection and rebellion, about her second subjection and harsh servitude; concerning religion, of persecution, the holy martyrs, many heresies, of tyrants, of two plundering races, concerning the defense and a further devastation, of a second vengeance and a third
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certain Cormac and differs sharply from the other manuscripts in that it contains a shortened form of various parts and has many textual readings peculiar to itself. The oldest attestation of Gildas's work is actually found in the extensive quotations and paraphrases of the
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Gildas' intent in his writing was to preach to his contemporaries in the manner of an Old Testament prophet, not to write an account for posterity. Thus, he gives historical details where it serves his purpose; for instance, he offers one of the first descriptions of
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suggests a connection between this king and the descendants of the great hero Ambrosius Aurelianus mentioned previously by Gildas; if this is true his kingdom may have been located somewhere in territory subsequently taken by the Anglo-Saxons. If the form
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The second part consists of a condemnation of five British kings, and as it is the only contemporary information about them, it is of particular interest to scholars of British history. Gildas swathes the condemnations in allegorical beasts from the
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relies heavily on Gildas for its account of the Anglo-Saxon invasions, and draws out the implications of Gildas's thesis of loss of divine favour by the Britons to suggest that this favour has, in turn, passed to the now Christianised Anglo-Saxons.
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in 793. The invocation of Gildas as a historical example serves to suggest the idea of moral and religious reform as a remedy for the invasions. Likewise, Wulfstan of York draws on Gildas to make a similar point in his sermons, particularly in the
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The reason for Gildas's disaffection for these individuals is unknown. He was selective in his choice of kings, as he had no comments concerning the kings of the other British kingdoms that were thriving at the time, such as
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is some time in the 540s, but it is now regarded as quite possibly earlier, in the first quarter of the sixth century, or even before that. The historian Karen George, in her study of Gildas' text, suggests a date range of
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genealogies, the son of Aircol. Though it is not easily supportable on linguistic grounds, some scholars maintain that he is mentioned on a memorial stone (discovered in 1895) bearing an inscriptions in both Latin and
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remains an important work not only for medieval history but also for British history in general, as it is one of the few works written in Britain to survive from the fifth or sixth centuries.
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Despite this uncertainty, most scholars continue to favor a date c. 530-545, as supported by reports of the death of Gildas in the various Welsh and Irish annals: the
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auct. antiq. xiii. (Chronica min. iii.), 1898. The text as it is used today is thus a scholarly reconstruction; the prime witness and possibly the entire manuscript
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in the fifth and sixth centuries, as it is the only significant historical source for the period written by a near contemporary of the people and events described.
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Sims-Williams, Patrick (2003), The Celtic Inscriptions of Britain: Phonology and Chronology, c. 400 – 1200, Oxford: Blackwell Publishers, pp. 342, 346–347,
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appeared at Oxford. It was frequently reprinted on the Continent during the 16th century, and once or twice since. The next English edition, described by
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Johnson, F.; "537 and Camlann" in "Transactions of the Cumberland and Westmoreland Antiquarian & Archaeological Society", Volume 19 (2019), 131–140
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found in 6th-century writings, the result in the later royal genealogies would be Cynan, a commonly occurring name. However, this is a speculation.
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in three parts condemning the acts of Gildas' contemporaries, both secular and religious, whom he blames for the dire state of affairs in
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It is unlikely that Gildas wrote before 480/490 or much after about 550; beyond that we cannot go.
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devastation, concerning hunger, of the letter to Agitius [usually identified with the patrician
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is Cottonian MS. Vitellius A. VI, of the tenth century, damaged by fire in 1731, but used by
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The first part consists of Gildas' explanation for his work and a brief narrative of
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arrived in Kent, England, or at least most of it, was populated by adherents of
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The Legacy of Gildas: Constructions of Authority in the Early Medieval West
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Councils and ecclesiastical documents relating to Great Britain and Ireland
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in western Scotland, though Thomas D. O'Sullivan considers this unlikely.
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Evidence of Transmission Errors Affecting the Text of Gildas's De Excidio
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A History of Wales from the Earliest Times to the Edwardian Conquest
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may not actually preserve the original page order of the autograph.
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Part I is particularly notable as the earliest source to mention
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cast any light on the history of the Church in this period.
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Gildas's De Excidio Britonum and the Early British Church
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from its conquest under the principate to Gildas' time:
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but with many avowed alterations and omissions. In 1568
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Part I contains a narrative of British history from the
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Worlds of Arthur: Facts & Fictions of the Dark Ages
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person, though it is possible that they were related.
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Campbell, John; John, Eric; Wormald, Patrick (1991).
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period, Gildas's writing provides a major model for
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The De Excidio of Gildas: Its Authenticity and Date
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Index

De Excidio Britanniae
Latin
Latin
British
Gildas
sermon
sub-Roman Britain
history of Britain
Roman conquest
Ambrosius Aurelianus
Saxons
Battle of Mons Badonicus
Maelgwn Gwynedd
Guy Halsall
Annales Cambriæ
Annals of Tigernach
Andrew Breeze
extreme weather events of 535–536
Hadrian's Wall
Antonine Wall
Mons Badonicus
Theodor Mommsen
Ecclesiastical History of the English People
Polydore Vergil
John Joscelyn
Archbishop Parker
Thomas Gale
August Potthast
Monumenta Historica Britannica
Arthur West Haddan

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