History of the Britons (Historia Brittonum)Front matterJ. A. (John Allen) Giles translationChapter navigation9 reading sectionsGo to chapterChoose a chapter…Front matterI. THE PROLOGUE.II. THE APOLOGY OF NENNIUSIII. THE HISTORY.THE GENEALOGY OF THE KINGS OF BERNICIA.*THE GENEALOGY OF THE KINGS OF KENT.THE ORIGIN OF THE KINGS OF EAST-ANGLIA.THE GENEALOGY OF THE MERCIANS.THE KINGS OF THE DEIRI.Beginning of this editionNext chapter →I. THE PROLOGUE.All chapters and sections (9)Opening pagesFront matterOther sectionsI. THE PROLOGUE.II. THE APOLOGY OF NENNIUSIII. THE HISTORY.THE GENEALOGY OF THE KINGS OF BERNICIA.*THE GENEALOGY OF THE KINGS OF KENT.THE ORIGIN OF THE KINGS OF EAST-ANGLIA.THE GENEALOGY OF THE MERCIANS.THE KINGS OF THE DEIRI.Translated by J. A. GilesI. THE PROLOGUE. →