The Ruin of Britain, and Other WorksGildas wrote this about 540 AD or just before when he was forty three years old. It is a fierce denunciation of the rulers and churchmen of his day, prefaced by a brief explanation of how these evils came to be. This preface is the only surviving narrative history of fifth century Britain. |
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THE RUIN OF BRITAIN | 13 |
Independent Britain 14 | 21 |
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Arthurian Period Sources: Gildas the Ruin of Britian and Other Documents M. Winterbottom No preview available - 2002 |
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AARON AND JULIUS absque Aëtius Ambrosius Aurelianus animae apostle autem Britain Cassiodorus Christ Columbanus deum deus dicente dixit domus ecce ecclesiae eius enim eorum ergo erit erunt etiam evil exemplum filii foederati Gildas gladio habentes Haec dicit dominus hear heart heaven holy Ideo igitur ignis illi illud inquiens inquit Israel iterum iudicium iustitiae judgement kings land Lord says mali malum manus meam meum MICHAEL WINTERBOTTOM modo monasticism multo namque Nennius nequaquam neque nunc omnes omni peccatum Picts populi populum post aliquanta post pauca potius priests prophet propter quae quam quia quibus quid quidem quis quod quoniam quoque quorum Roman sacerdotes sancti sanctorum says the Lord secundum sibi sicut sine sins solum spirit suam sunt super suum sword tamen terra tibi usque veluti vero vestra vestrum vobis Vortigern wicked wickedness words