Ebraucus

Ebraucus

Ebraucus (Welsh: Efrawg/Efrog) was a legendary king of the Britons as accounted by Geoffrey of Monmouth. He was the son of King Mempricius before he abandoned the family.

Following the death of his father, Mempricius, he became king and reigned 39 years. According to Geoffrey he was admired, tall, and remarkably strong. He was the first to wage war on the Gauls since the time of Brutus. By pillaging the cities and shores and slaughtering many men, he became extremely wealthy and enriched the lands of Britain. He founded Kaerebrauc (City of Ebraucus) south of the Humber, (see Eboracum) and Alclud in Albany, (see Dunbarton, capital of Strathclyde). He had twenty wives who produced twenty sons and thirty daughters. All his daughters he sent to his cousin Silvius Alba in Alba Longa (Italy) to be married to the other Trojan descendants. Except for Brutus Greenshield, all of Ebraucus's sons, led by Assaracus, went to Germany, creating a kingdom there. Brutus thus succeeded Ebraucus upon his death.


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Нужно решить контрольную?

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Mempricius — (Welsh: Membyr) was a legendary king of the Britons, as recounted by Geoffrey of Monmouth. He was the son of King Maddan and brother of Malin. Contents 1 War 2 Tyranny 3 Death 4 …   Wikipedia

  • Edinburgh Castle — For the estate in Jamaica, see Edinburgh Castle, Jamaica. Edinburgh Castle Edinburgh, Scotland GB grid reference NT250734 …   Wikipedia

  • Brutus Greenshield — ( Welsh: Brutus Darian Las) was a legendary king of the Britons as accounted by Geoffrey of Monmouth. He was the son of King Ebraucus.Brutus, called Greenshield, was the eldest of twenty sons and the only remaining son of Ebraucus in Britain at… …   Wikipedia

  • Corineus — Corineus, in medieval British legend, was a prodigious warrior, a fighter of giants, and the eponymous founder of Cornwall. According to Geoffrey of Monmouth s History of the Kings of Britain (1136), he led the descendants of the Trojans who fled …   Wikipedia

  • List of legendary kings of Britain — For historical kings who used or upon whom was bestowed the title King of the Britons , see King of the Britons. The following list of legendary kings of Britain derives predominantly from Geoffrey of Monmouth s circa 1136 work Historia Regum… …   Wikipedia

  • Marganus — Morganus (Welsh: Morgan) was a legendary king of the Britons as accounted by Geoffrey of Monmouth. He was the son of Maglaurus, Duke of Albany, and Goneril, the daughter of King Leir. Morganus, grandson of Leir, despised the rule of his aunt… …   Wikipedia

  • Cunedagius — (latinized form; Welsh: Cunedda [1]) was a legendary king of the Britons, as recounted by Geoffrey of Monmouth. He was the son of Henwinus, Duke of Cornwall, and Regan, the daughter of King Leir. Cunedagius, grandson of Leir, despised the rule of …   Wikipedia

  • Ebrauc — (ou Ebraucus en latin, Efrawc en gallois) est un roi légendaire de l’île de Bretagne (actuelle Grande Bretagne), dont l’« histoire » est rapportée par Geoffroy de Monmouth dans son Historia regum Britanniae (vers 1135). Il est le fils… …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Materia de Bretaña — La Materia de Bretaña, Mito artúrico o Leyenda arturiana, es el nombre colectivo que reciben una serie de leyendas sobre los Celtas y la historia legendaria de las Islas Británicas, especialmente aquellas centradas en el Rey Arturo y los… …   Wikipedia Español

  • Cordelia of Britain — Cordelia s Portion by Ford Madox Brown Queen Cordelia was a legendary Queen of the Britons, as recounted by Geoffrey of Monmouth. She was the youngest daughter of Leir and the second ruling queen of pre Roman Britain. There is no independent… …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”