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Nennius — or Nemnius or Nemnivus — was a Welsh monk of the 9th century. He has traditionally been attributed with the authorship of the Historia Brittonum, based on the prologue affixed to that work, This attribution is widely considered a secondary tradition.

The Historia Brittonum was highly influential, becoming a major contributor to the Arthurian legend, in particular for its inclusion of events relevant to debate about the historicity of King Arthur. It also includes the legendary origins of the Picts, Scots, St. Germanus and Vortigern, and documents events associated with the Anglo-Saxon invasion of the 7th century as contributed by a Northumbrian document.

Nennius was a student of Elvodugus, commonly identified with the bishop Elfodd of Bangor who convinced British ecclesiastics to accept the Continental dating for Easter, and who died in 809 according to the Annales Cambriae.

Nennius is believed to have lived in the area made up by Brecknockshire and Radnorshire in present-day Powys, Wales.

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History of the Britons (Historia Brittonum)

The Ruin of Britain and Other Works

The Works of Gildas and Nennius

Mermaids. Reynard. Arthurian Legends

Lore of the Kinsfolk: Book I

Early Welsh Histories: Translated by J. A. Giles

HISTORY OF THE BRITONS (Historia Brittonum): Bilingual edition English – Latin

The Historia Brittonum, from a Manuscript Lately Discovered in the Library of the Vatican Palace at Rome Edited in the 10 Century by Mark the Hermit with an English Version, Facsimile of the Original, Notes and Illustrations by W. Gunn

Historia Brittonum: History of the Britons