Jago of Britain
| Jago of Britain | |
|---|---|
.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
[edit]The Latin text of the Historia Regum Britanniae simply says: "Iago Gurgustii nepos" ('Iago, nepos of Gurgustius'). The word nepos can mean "nephew" or "grandson". In this case it 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
[edit]- ^ a b 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.
- ^ Monarchie Nobelesse website, Bretons
- ^ 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.
- ^ Faletra, Michael A. (2007). The History of the Kings of Britain. Broadview Press. p. 68. ISBN 9781770481428.