Brutus of Troy
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This article is about the legendary British King. For the historical Roman politician, see Marcus Junius Brutus.
Not to be confused with Brutus Greenshield.
Brutus, also called Brute of Troy, is a fictional character who is depicted as a legendary descendant of the Trojan hero Aeneas, known in medieval British legend as the eponymous founder and first king of Britain. This legend first appears in the Historia Brittonum, an anonymous 9th-century historical compilation to which commentary was added by Nennius, but is best known from the account given by the 12th-century chronicler Geoffrey of Monmouth in his Historia Regum Britanniae.
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Brutus | |
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King of Great Britain (legendary) | |
Spouse(s) | Innogen |
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Father | Silvius |
Mother | Wife of Silvius |
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