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Nennius fl.769
Welsh writer

He is reputedly author of the early Latin compilation known as the Historia Britonum, which gives an account of the origins of the Britons, the Roman occupation, the settlement of the Saxons, and King Arthur's 12 victories. It contains much material of doubtful historical significance, and its real value lies in its preservation of material needed for the study of early Celtic literature in general, and the Arthurian Legend in particular.

Bibliography: J F Kenney, Sources for the Early History of Ireland (1929)