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Trucidare Saxones soliti Cambrenses
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Latin poem in which the Welsh (Cambrenses), the Cornish (Cornubenses) and fellow Britons (Britones) are encouraged to take inspiration from Arthur and make a stand against the Saxons. In doing so, the poem refers to May 1 (St David's feast-day), Merlin (Mellinus), the story of Arthur and the giant Frollo, a certain ‘Broinsius’, Constantine and Brennius, and Richard, king of England.
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Primary sources Text editions and/or modern translations – in whole or in part – along with publications containing additions and corrections, if known. Diplomatic editions, facsimiles and digital image reproductions of the manuscripts are not always listed here but may be found in entries for the relevant manuscripts. For historical purposes, early editions, transcriptions and translations are not excluded, even if their reliability does not meet modern standards.
[ed.] [tr.] Wright, Thomas, The political songs of England: from the reign of John to that of Edward II, London: Camden Society, 1839.
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56–58 [‘The song of the Welsh’]
Secondary sources (select)
Howlett, David, “A triad of texts about Saint David”, in: J. Wyn Evans, and Jonathan M. Wooding (eds), St David of Wales: cult, church and nation, 24, Woodbridge: Boydell Press, 2007. 253–273.
