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1604:Trinovantum
1454:Vortiporius
1409:Tasciovanus
1384:Sisillius I
1204:Marganus II
979:Gorbonianus
859:Saint David
619:King Arthur
574:Saint Alban
552:MerlĂnĂşsspá
545:Breta sögur
430:Vortiporius
127:Vortiporius
123:Constantine
1668:Categories
1214:Mempricius
1019:Gurgustius
1009:Gurgintius
869:Diocletian
864:Digueillus
849:Cunobeline
844:Cunedagius
649:Beldgabred
624:Arvirargus
599:Amphibalus
579:Albanactus
562:Characters
529:Layamon's
399:required.)
367:January 6,
345:January 6,
294:References
270:1135583390
232:required.)
86:Cuna(g)nus
82:De Excidio
1640:Wikiquote
1579:Riothamus
1527:Excalibur
1444:Vortigern
1439:Vespasian
1329:Redechius
1314:Porrex II
1299:Peredurus
1284:Pandrasus
1029:Gwenddydd
1004:Guithelin
999:Guinevere
994:Guiderius
944:Fulgenius
934:Eudaf Hen
929:Estrildis
924:Enniaunus
784:Cledaucus
754:Carausius
749:Caradocus
744:Caracalla
714:Cadwaladr
654:Beli Mawr
609:Archgallo
604:Andragius
505:(c. 1150)
497:(c. 1136)
489:(c. 1135)
28:Brittonic
1539:Lailoken
1449:Vortimer
1404:Taliesin
1309:Porrex I
1244:Morvidus
1239:Morgause
1219:Merianus
1199:Marganus
1154:King Lot
1149:Locrinus
1124:Kinarius
1119:Kimarcus
974:Gorboduc
954:Gerennus
914:Elidurus
884:Ebraucus
874:Dionotus
839:Corineus
794:Coel Hen
789:Clotenus
779:Claudius
769:Catigern
764:Catellus
679:Brennius
644:Bedivere
629:Ascanius
614:Archmail
589:Allectus
357:(1912).
170:, ch. 30
56:Accounts
1574:Pridwen
1569:Nennius
1434:Venissa
1424:Urianus
1414:Trahern
1354:Rivallo
1294:Peredur
1234:Mordred
1134:Lavinia
1129:Latinus
1114:Keredic
1109:Sir Kay
1084:Innogen
1074:Igraine
1069:Idvallo
1044:Helenus
984:Gorlois
969:Goneril
674:Bledudo
659:Belinus
137:Layamon
106:England
78:Caninus
1554:Logres
1495:Avalon
1488:Topics
1419:Turnus
1349:Rience
1229:Millus
1224:Merlin
1174:Maddan
949:Gawain
939:Ferrex
889:Edadus
854:Danius
799:Coilus
774:Cherin
739:Capoir
664:Bladud
569:Aeneas
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148:Merlin
141:Prose
61:Gildas
36:Gildas
26:was a
1464:Ywain
1264:Oenus
919:Eliud
904:Eldol
709:Cador
704:Cadoc
477:Works
154:Notes
98:Powys
90:Welsh
1364:Runo
1139:Leil
1054:Hoel
531:Brut
369:2010
347:2010
334:ISBN
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