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The kings of Dumnonia were the rulers of the large Brythonic kingdom of Dumnonia in the south-west of Great Britain during the Sub-Roman and early medieval periods. A list of Dumnonian kings is one of the hardest of the major Dark Age kingdoms to accurately compile, as it is confused by Arthurian legend, complicated by strong associations with the kings of Wales and Brittany, and obscured by the Saxon advance. Therefore, this list should be treated with caution. ==Dumnonian kings== The original Celtic chiefs of the Dumnonii ruled in the south-west until faced with the Roman arrival into their territory in c.AD 55 when the Romans established a legionary fortress at Isca Dumnoniorum (modern Exeter). Although subjugated by c.AD 78, the ''civitas Dumnoniorum'' was one of the regions of Roman Britain least affected by Roman influence.〔Todd (1987), p.216.〕 Known as Caer Uisc, Exeter was inhabited by Dumnonian Britons up until c.936 when King Athelstan expelled them.〔Snyder (2003), p.169.〕 Several other royal residences may also have served the kings of Dumnonia or Cornwall, including Din-Tagell (modern Tintagel), and Cadbury Castle. ;Mythical 'Dukes of Cornwall' recorded by Geoffrey of Monmouth: *Caradoc (''c''.290–''c''.305) *Donault, brother of Caradoc (''c''.305–''c''.340) ;Presumed kings appearing in the ancestry of later monarchs: *Conan ''Meriadoc'' ap Gereint (''Conan the Merry'') (''c''.340–''c''.387) *Gadeon ap Conan (''c''.387–''c''.390) *Guoremor ap Gadeon (''c''.387–''c''.400) *Tutwal ap Guoremor (''c''.400–''c''.410) *Conomor ap Tutwal (''c''.410–''c''.435) *Constantine ''Corneu'' ap Conomar (''Constantine of Cornwall'') (''c''.435–''c''.443) ;Kings recorded in Welsh records and literature: *Erbin ap Constantine (''c''.443–''c''.480) *Geraint ''Llyngesic'' ab Erbin (''Gerren the Fleet Owner'') (''c''.480–''c''.514) *Cado ap Gerren (''c''.514–''c''.530) *Custennin ap Cado (probably ''Saint Custennin'') (''c''.530–''c''.560) *Gerren ''rac Denau'' ap Custennin (''Gerren for the South'') (''c''.560–''c''.598) ;Possible rulers given in the early 17th century Book of Baglan as ancestors of an 'Earl of Cornwall'〔Williams, John. ''Llyfr Baglan: or The Book of Baglan. Compiled Between the Years 1600 and 1607. Edited by Joseph Alfred Bradney.'' London: Mitchell, Hughes and Clarke, 1910. p80〕 *Bledric ap Custennin (''c''.598–''c''.613) *Clemen ap Bledric (''c''.613-''c''.633) *Petroc ''Baladrddellt'' ap Clemen (''Petroc Splintered Spear'') (''c''.633–''c''.654) *Culmin ap Petroc (''c''.659–''c''.661) *Donyarth ap Culmin (''c''.661–''c''.700) ;Kings recorded in Anglo-Saxon sources: *Geraint (''c''.700–''c''.710) 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「List of kings of Dumnonia」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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