De Excidio et Conquestu Britanniae: Difference between revisions

The reason for Gildas' disaffection for these individuals is unknown. He was selective in his choice of kings, as he had no comments concerning the kings of the other British kingdoms that were thriving at the time, such as [[Rheged]], [[Gododdin]], [[Elmet]], [[Pengwern|Pengwern/Powys]], or the kingdoms of modern-day southern [[England]]. That he chose only the kings associated with one king's pre-eminence (Maglocune, the "dragon") suggests a reason other than his claim of moral outrage over personal depravity. Neither outrage nor a doctrinal dispute would seem to justify beginning the condemnation of the five kings with a personal attack against Constantine's mother (the "unclean lioness").{{or}}