Books of the elders

Title(s):
  • Books of the elders
  • Libri veterum nostrorum
    (Libri veterum nostrorum, Books of our elders)
  • Traditio seniorum nostrorum
    (Traditio seniorum nostrorum, Tradition of our elders)
Period covered:
At least Noah-3rd c.
Language:
Latin
State of Preservation:
Fragmentary
Genre:
  • Chronicle (general)
  • Secular history (ethnic history)
  • Secular history (general)
Remarks:
The work could be identical to Anonymous, History of the Britons, the work used by Nennius. It could also refer to a chronicle.
Edition - Translation:
Fragments:
  • Nennius, Historia Brittonum, pr.
  • Nennius, Historia Brittonum 17-18, 27
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