01721cam a22003493u 4500 1949 UtSlPG 20260610133051.0 m cr n 260607r1999||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d UtSlPG en iso639-1 DA Gildas Liber querulus de excidio Britanniae. English On the Ruin of Britain Salt Lake City, UT : Project Gutenberg, 1999 1 online resource : multiple file formats text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/De_Excidio_et_Conquestu_Britanniae Release date is 1999-11-01 Produced by Bert Olton "On the Ruin of Britain" by Gildas is a sermon written in Latin in the late fifth or sixth century. This fiery work condemns both secular and religious leaders whom Gildas blames for Britain's dire condition after Roman rule. Written as prophetic polemic rather than straightforward history, it remains one of the only surviving accounts from this shadowy period, penned by someone who lived through the events. The text includes references to the legendary Battle of Mons Badonicus and denounces five kings for their sins before turning its wrath upon the British clergy. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Original publication data not identified Anglo-Saxons Great Britain -- History -- To 449 Giles, J. A. (John Allen), 1808-1884 https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/1949 44059 44059