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The Ancient Cities of Britain

"The Island of Britain derives its name from Brutus, a Roman consul (1100BC). Taken from the south-west points of it declines a little towards the west, and to its northern extremity measures 800 miles, and its breadth 200 hundred. It contains 33 cities"- quoted from Historia Brittonum written 1100ad-1155ad.

As written in 1100ad - 1155ad-

1- Cair Ebrauc (york) 2- Cair Ceint (Canterbury) 3- Cair Gurcoc (Anglesey?) 4- Cair Guorthegern (2) 5- Cair Custeint (Carnarvon) 6- Cair Guoranegon (Worchester) 7- Cair Segeint (Silchester) 8- Cair Guin Truis (Norwich, or Winwick) 9- Cair Merdin (Cearmarthen)- said birth place of Merddin Wllyt- Druid and prophet (Merlin) 10-Cair Peris (Portchester) 11-Cair Lion (Caerleon-upon-Usk) 12- Cair Mencipit (Verulam) 13-Cair Caratauc (Catterick) 14- Cair Ceri (Cirencester) 15-Cair Glout (Gloucester) 16- Cair Luillid (Carlisle) 17- Cair Grant (Grantchester, now Cambridge) 18- Cair Daun (Donchester), or Cair Dauri (Dorchester) 19- Cair Britoc (Bristol) 20- Cair Merguaid (Meivod) 21- Cair Mauiguid (Manchester) 22- Cair Ligion (Chester) 23- Cair Guent (Winchester, or Caerwent, in Monmouthshire) 24- Cair Collon (Colchester, or St. Colon, Cornwall) 25- Cair Londein (London) 26-Cair Guorcon (Worren, or Woran, in Pembrokeshire) 27-Cair Lerion (Leicester) 28- Cair Draithou (Drayton) 29- Cair Pensavelcoit (Pevensey, in Sussex) 30- Cairtelm (Teryn-Grace, in Devonshire) 31- Cair Urnahc (Wroxeter, in Shropshire) 32- Cair Colemion (Camelet, in Somersetshire) 33- Cair Loit Coit (Lincoln)

" These are the names of the ancient cities of the Island of Britain. It has also a vast many promontories, and castles innumerable, built of brick and stone. Its in-inhabitants consist of four different types of people, the Scots, the Picts, the Saxons and the ancient Britons"- Historia Brittonum.

As the reference as to the date is un written, we can assume that these cities were inhabited after the Saxon Invasion of the west Germanic people approx 500ad. The English are (Anglo-Saxon) so this would indicate their Saxon bloodline. The Picts and Scots are now the Scottish (Gael), the Ancient Britons (Brythons) refers to the old welsh speakers. This historical text would have been written referring to a time where the Kings of the Britons were the " Kings of the Island"- Brython (old Welsh) speakers. The Cities have been written in this context.It has been known that the King of the Picts and the Scots were a powerful force also during this time.

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