The story of the legendary first king of the Britons, complete with prophecy, a divine appearance, and fun with giants.
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Geoffrey of Monmouth. History of the Kings of Britain, translated by Aaron Thompson. In parentheses Publications Medieval Latin Series, 1999.
Gillingham, John. The English in the Twelfth Century: Imperialism, National Identity, and Political Values. Boydell Press, 2000.
Jeffs, Amy. Storyland: A New Mythology of Britain. riverrun, 2021.
Lavezzo, Kathy. Imagining a Medieval English Nation. University of Minnesota Press, 2004.
Spence, John. Reimagining History in Anglo-Norman Prose Chronicles. York Medieval Press, 2013.
Valerie I. J. Flint. “The Historia Regum Britanniae of Geoffrey of Monmouth: Parody and Its Purpose. A Suggestion.” Speculum 54, no. 3 (1979): 447–68.
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