Jago of Britain

Last updated
Jago of Britain
Jago (MS Roll 1066).jpg
Jago from the Genealogical Chronicle of the Kings of England to Edward IV (c. 1461)
King of Britain
Predecessor Sisillius I
Successor Kimarcus

Jago (Welsh : Iago; sometimes Jaygo; James in English) was a legendary king of the Britons in Geoffrey of Monmouth's Historia Regum Britanniae . The Latin text describes him as the nepos ('nephew' or 'grandson') of Gurgustius, and while the majority of translators and scholars interpret this as meaning Gurgustius' nephew, some call him his grandson instead. [1] He succeeded Gurgustius' son Sisillius I to the throne and was succeeded by Sissillius' son Kimarcus. [2] Geoffrey has nothing more to say of him. [3]

Nepos

The Latin text of the Historia Regum Britanniae simply says: "Iago Gurgustii nepos" ('Iago, nepos of Gurgustius'). The word nepos can mean "grandson" or "nephew". This is generally interpreted to mean "nephew", but the Black Book of Basingwerk defines him as the son of Sisillius I, and so grandson of Gurgustius, [1] and Michael A. Faletra's 2007 translation calls him "Iago, the grandson of Gurgustius". [4]

References

  1. 1 2 Guy, Ben (2020). "The Pedigrees of the Kings of Gwynedd". Medieval Welsh Genealogy: An Introduction and Textual Study. Studies in Celtic History. Boydell Press. p. 262. ISBN   978-1-78327-513-7.
  2. ↑ Monarchie Nobelesse website, Bretons
  3. ↑ Geoffrey of Monmouth: The History of the Kings of Britain : an Edition and Translation of De Gestis Britonum (Historia Regum Britanniae), Boydell & Brewer, 1 Jan 2007, p.44.
  4. ↑ Faletra, Michael A. (2007). The History of the Kings of Britain. Broadview Press. p. 68. ISBN   9781770481428.
Legendary titles
Preceded by King of Britain Succeeded by
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.